The Boy Travellers in Mexico Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey to Northern and Central Mexico, Campeachey, and Yucatan, With a Description of the Republics of Central America and of the Nicaragua Canal

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INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT DIAZ; HIS PERSONAL APPEARANCE AND HISTORY.--A CHECKERED CAREER.--SAVED FROM THE SEA.--THE FAITHFUL PURSER AND HIS REWARD.--CHARACTERISTICS OF DIAZ'S ADMINISTRATION.--MADAME DIAZ.--A DIPLOMATIC MARRIAGE.--THE ARMY AND NAVY OF MEXICO.--THE POSTAL SERVICE.--NEWSPAPERS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS.--PRINCIPAL WRITERS OF FICTION.--FROM MEXICO TO PUEBLA.--HOW THE MEXICAN RAILWAY WAS BUILT.-- DIFFICULTIES OF ENGINEERING.--APIZACO.--THE CITY OF THE ANGELS; ITS CATHEDRAL AND OTHER CURIOSITIES.--MANUFACTURES OF PUEBLA.--BATTLE-FIELD OF CINCO DE MAYO. 364