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To: marcos who wrote (62401)4/21/2005 8:38:14 PM
From: Slagle  Read Replies (2) of 74559
 
Marcos: I see you like history too; I love it and have managed to collect quite a bunch of books. One of the few bargains these days, if you prowl the used bookstores you can find real gems for a buck or two. That was Ford who says "history is bunk" wasn't it?

I have a puzzle that I am curious about: I have no formal education in history, I have an engineering education and did have a couple of college history courses but have had an above average level of exposure for an American, if you know what I mean. There is one really big gap in my knowledge and that is about the history of Mexico and I probably know 100 times more than the average American. The average guy here probably know more about the history of Finland than the history of our neighbor Mexico. Why is that? I wonder if it is the same on the Mexican side of the border? I have I think two works on Mexico, one about the 1847 war and another general history. You posted something about Zapata the other day and some other figures from the 1910 revolution, whose names I recognizied.

Another puzzle: I LOVE motorcycles, especially old ones from the 50's 60's ect. Mexico used to build a beautiful little bike called a Carabella. A 1960's Carabella looks a lot like Spanish makes like Bultcao, ect only nicer. Those type bikes were really popular here back then but Carabellas were never sold here. Why, I wonder? I was in Merida a while back and you see them everywhere there, 35-40 year old Carabellas wonderfully maintained and with the Aluminum cases polished like a mirror. Those guys there love their bikes.
Slagle
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