{"title":"Will Fowler","description":"Will Fowler is a professor of Latin American studies at the University of St. Andrews. His books include Mexico in the Age of Proposals, 1821-1853; Tornel and Santa Anna: The Writer and the Caudillo, Mexico, 1795-1853; and Latin America since 1780.","products":[{"product_id":"santa-anna-of-mexico-paperback","title":"Santa Anna of Mexico - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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 López 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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\u003e help 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","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51366135136479,"sku":"9780803226388","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/JQttgrBo099780803226388.webp?v=1789084350"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/will-fowler.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}