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Lake Chapala Through the Ages, an anthology of traveller's tales
by Tony Burton (First edition, Sombrero Books, 2008)
Lake Chapala is no longer a paradise without a past. Join award-winning author Tony Burton as he explores the fascinating history of the Lake Chapala region’s formative years – from the arrival of conquistadors in the early 1500s to the start of the Mexican Revolution in 1910.
Softcover, xiv+215 pages, with map, more than twenty original illustrations by Rosemary Chan, glossary, bibliographic references and index. Dimensions (in inches): 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6. ISBN: 978-0-9735191-2-9 (List Price: $24.95) Introductory price, direct from publisher: $20.00 + shipping Regular shipping is by surface mail; please e-mail us for a quote if you prefer a faster shipping option.
Insightful and entertaining commentary enhances this unique collection of extracts from more than fifty original sources. Poets, friars, travellers, exiles and scientists overcome bandits and natural disasters to offer captivating tales of courage, greed, delight, unexpected triumphs and much, much more.
- "Ambitious and encyclopaedic; well organized and engagingly presented" Richard Perry, Author and Publisher, www.colonial-mexico.com
- "A must-read, full of little-known facts; a brilliant anthology that reveals Lake Chapala in a whole new light."
David McLaughlin, Publisher, Mexico Connect, www.mexconnect.com
- "highly varied material that does not bore us with the weight of history and ponderous prose but instead actually delights us and even makes us long for more", "the historical notes...are themselves illuminating and pleasurable."
James Tipton, reviewing for MexConnect. Read the full review here
- "a spectacular journey on and around Lake Chapala", "a magnificent anthology", "nowhere will the lover of the delightful region we casually call "Lakeside" get such a colorful and detailed account of what the lake, the land and its people were like." Thomas Hally, reviewing for El Ojo del Lago.