{"product_id":"santa-anna-of-mexico-9780803226388","title":"Santa Anna of Mexico","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuilding on recent historiography, this is a breakthrough study of Santa Anna.\u003c\/b\u003e--S. F. Voss, \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAntonio L?pez de Santa Anna (1794-1876) is one of the most famous, and infamous, figures in Mexican history. Six times the country's president, he is consistently depicted as a traitor, a turncoat, and a tyrant--the exclusive cause of all of Mexico's misfortunes following the country's independence from Spain. He is also, as this biography makes clear, grossly misrepresented. Will Fowler provides a revised picture of Santa Anna's life, offering new insights into his activities in his bailiwick of Veracruz and in his numerous military engagements. The Santa Anna who emerges from this book is an intelligent, dynamic, yet reluctant leader, ingeniously deceptive at times, courageous and patriotic at others. His extraordinary story is that of a middle-class provincial \u003ci\u003ecriollo\u003c\/i\u003e, a high-ranking officer, an arbitrator, a dedicated landowner, and a political leader who tried to prosper personally \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003ehelp his country develop at a time of severe and repeated crises, as the colony that was New Spain gave way to a young, troubled, besieged, and beleaguered Mexican nation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill Fowler is a professor of Latin American studies at the University of St. Andrews. His books include \u003ci\u003eMexico in the Age of Proposals, 1821-1853\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTornel and Santa Anna: The Writer and the Caudillo, Mexico, 1795-1853\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eLatin America since 1780\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bison Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503858323730,"sku":"9780803226388","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_feb93b35-7697-4529-8e36-5a780995bf22.jpg?v=1730800993","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/santa-anna-of-mexico-9780803226388","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}