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Xuxub Must Die - The Lost Histories of a Murder on the Yucatan (Paperback, New edition)
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Xuxub Must Die - The Lost Histories of a Murder on the Yucatan (Paperback, New edition)
Series: Pitt Latin American Series
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Today, foreigners travel to the Yucatan for ruins, temples, and
pyramids, white sand beaches and clear blue water. One hundred
years ago, they went for cheap labor, an abundance of land, and the
opportunity to make a fortune exporting cattle, henequen fiber,
sugarcane, or rum. Sometimes they found death.
In 1875 an American plantation manager named Robert Stephens and a
number of his workers were murdered by a band of Maya rebels. To
this day, no one knows why. Was it the result of feuding between
aristocratic families for greater power and wealth? Was it the
foreseeable consequence of years of oppression and abuse of Maya
plantation workers? Was a rebel leader seeking money and fame--or
perhaps retribution for the loss of the woman he loved?
For whites, the events that took place at Xuxub, Stephens's
plantation, are virtually unknown, even though they engendered a
diplomatic and legal dispute that vexed Mexican-U.S. relations for
over six decades. The construction of "official" histories allowed
the very name of Xuxub to die, much as the plantation itself was
subsumed by the jungle. For the Maya, however, what happened at
Xuxub is more than a story they pass down through generations--it
is a defining moment in how they see themselves.
Sullivan masterfully weaves the intricately tangled threads of this
story into a fascinating account of human accomplishments and
failings, in which good and evil are never quite what they seem at
first, and truth proves to be elusive. "Xuxub Must Die" seeks not
only to fathom a mystery, but also to explore the nature of guilt,
blame, and understanding.
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