Contains profile of the Chihuahua-Pacifico railroad through Mexico's Copper Canyon with specific orientation legend to be used in connection with the railroad Kilometer markers along the way. Introduces the Mennonites, Tarahumara, and Mayo cultures as well as the small towns enroute. Survival Spanish for the trip is included.
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Richard Gordon has a BA from San Jose State University and an MA from San Jose State University. He is a member of the California Writers Club, The National Press Photographer, and the Toastmasters. He has contributed to MODERN PHOTOGRAPHY, MEXICO MAGAZINE, THE SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, PRIME TIMES, YOUR HEALTH, THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROLMAN, and many other publications.
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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Brief, black and bereft of content...,
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This review is from: Guide to Mexico's Copper Canyon: Facts, Faces, Places, & A Smattering of Spanish (Paperback)
Billed as a "Guide to Mexico's Copper Canyon", the author offers no more than a "Reader's Digest version" of information that could be easily found in the encyclopedia or free travel brochures. It's as if there just isn't much of a story to tell, either in words or in pictures. One would expect more than just a color book cover. Instead, every other page contains only black-and- white photography, much of it poor quality. For example, the inside back cover caption reads: "Creel on a hot summer's day" and shows a photo of a dog casting a shadow against a white stucco wall. The book is designed in a difficult-to-read sideways format in a large unattractive typeface with few words to the page and very large margins. What little information the author does share with the reader could easily have been obtained with minimal research. Information on the Chihuahua-Pacifico railroad is limited to two pages on the construction history. As a guidebook, the essential information readers would be searching for remains illusive. The only useful information contained in the book outlined the train line mileage markers and the corresponding sights. This information, too, was presented in such an abbreviated version that it was of minimal use for planning purposes. One of the bright spots of the book was near the end as the author describes a Christmas celebration at a Tarahumara Indian Church.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Uninformative and unprofessional book,
By Just Me "MichiganNative" (Knoxville, TN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Guide to Mexico's Copper Canyon: Facts, Faces, Places, & A Smattering of Spanish (Paperback)
To sum it up - I completely agree with the below review. I am extremely disappointed with this book. The side-ways format makes for very difficult reading! I will be returning it! Save your money and look up the same info on the web.
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