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Elizabeth Borton de Treviño’s memoir chronicles her journey through love, marriage, and cultural adaptation. After marrying a Mexican man in the 1930s, she leaves her American home and immerses herself in Mexican society, exploring the social customs and family life of the period. The book offers insight into cross‑border experiences of the twentieth century, viewed through the eyes of a woman journalist and author.
First publish date: 1953
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography
Authors: Elizabeth Borton de Treviño
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