Insurgent Mexico
John Reed
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In the autumn of 1913 John Reed was sent to Mexico by the Metropolitan Magazine to report the Mexican Revolution. He shared the perils of Pancho Villa's army for four months, present with Villa's Constitutional Army when it defeated Federal forces at Torreón, opening the way for its advance on Mexico City. Reed's time with the Villistas resulted in a series of outstanding magazine articles that brought Jack a national reputation as a war correspondent. Reed deeply sympathized with the plight of the peons and vehemently opposed American intervention, which came shortly after he left. Jack adored Villa, while Carranza left him cold. Jack's Mexican reports were later republished in book form as Insurgent Mexico, which appeared in 1914. (Summary from Wikipedia) (8 hr 47 min)
Chapters
| 00 - Dedication; On the Border | 15:01 | Read by TriciaG |
| 01 - Urbina’s Country | 14:09 | Read by Jeff Yelle |
| 02 - The Lion of Durango at Home | 11:18 | Read by Jeff Yelle |
| 03 - The General Goes to War | 10:04 | Read by Kenji Yamada |
| 04 - La Tropa on the March | 19:18 | Read by Kenji Yamada |
| 05 - White Nights at Zarca | 11:48 | Read by Kenji Yamada |
| 06 - 'Quien Vive?' | 10:05 | Read by Kenji Yamada |
| 07 - An Outpost of the Revolution | 9:46 | Read by Anise |
| 08 - The Five Musketeers | 13:30 | Read by Anise |
| 09 - The Last Night | 9:43 | Read by Patrick Wells |
| 10 - The Coming of the Colorados | 11:57 | Read by Patrick Wells |
| 11 - Meester's Flight | 25:46 | Read by rebcult |
| 12 - Elizabetta | 18:42 | Read by rebcult |
| 13 - Villa Accepts A Medal | 6:04 | Read by Snapdragon |
| 14 - The Rise of a Bandit | 8:40 | Read by Snapdragon |
| 15 - A Peon in Politics | 13:21 | Read by Snapdragon |
| 16 - The Human Side | 5:38 | Read by Snapdragon |
| 17 - The Funeral of Abram Gonzales | 5:31 | Read by Snapdragon |
| 18 - Villa and Carranza | 3:59 | Read by Snapdragon |
| 19 - The Rules of War | 8:09 | Read by Snapdragon |
| 20 - The Dream of Pancho Villa | 2:15 | Read by Snapdragon |
| 21 - Dona Luisa's Hotel | 7:59 | Read by Ann Boulais |
| 22 - Duello a la Frigada | 13:08 | Read by Ann Boulais |
| 23 - Saved by a Wrist-watch | 5:17 | Read by Ann Boulais |
| 24 - Symbols of Mexico | 12:54 | Read by Ann Boulais |
| 25 - 'On to Torreon!' | 7:52 | Read by Jeff Yelle |
| 26 - The Army at Yermo | 13:05 | Read by Jeff Yelle |
| 27 - First Blood | 7:06 | Read by April Gonzales |
| 28 - On the Cannon Car | 14:14 | Read by Patti Cunningham |
| 29 - At the Gates of Gomez | 7:23 | Read by Jacob Paul Starr |
| 30 - The Companeros Reappear | 8:27 | Read by doonaboon |
| 31 - The Bloody Dawn | 12:49 | Read by Patti Cunningham |
| 32 - The Artillery Comes Up | 8:24 | Read by Jacob Paul Starr |
| 33 - Battle | 14:21 | Read by Jacob Paul Starr |
| 34 - Between Attacks | 14:00 | Read by Margaret Espaillat |
| 35 - An Outpost in Action | 11:39 | Read by Margaret Espaillat |
| 36 - Contreras' Men Assault | 7:26 | Read by rebcult |
| 37 - A Night Attack | 11:52 | Read by rebcult |
| 38 - The Fall of Gomez Palacio | 11:47 | Read by rebcult |
| 39 - Carranza - An Impression | 26:32 | Read by TriciaG |
| 40 - El Cosmopolita | 13:07 | Read by TriciaG |
| 41 - Happy Valley | 31:06 | Read by TriciaG |
| 42 - Los Pastores | 32:40 | Read by TriciaG |