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""Rebel historian"" Kelly Lytle Hern�ndez reframes our understanding of US history in this groundbreaking narrative of revolution in the borderlands. Bad Mexicans tells the dramatic story of the magonistas, the migrant rebels who sparked the 1910 Mexican Revolution from the United States. Led by a brilliant but ill-tempered radical named Ricardo Flores Mag�n, the magonistas were a motley band of journalists, miners, migrant workers, and more, who organized thousands of Mexican workers―and American dissidents―to their cause. Determined to oust Mexico's dictator, Porfirio D�az, who encouraged the plunder of his country by US imperialists such as Guggenheim and Rockefeller, the rebels had to outrun and outsmart the swarm of US authorities vested in protecting the Diaz regime. The US Departments of War, State, Treasury, and Justice--as well as police, sheriffs, and spies--hunted the magonistas across the country. Capturing Ricardo Flores Mag�n was one of the FBI's first cases. But the magonistas persevered. They lived in hiding, wrote in secret code, and launched armed raids into Mexico until they ignited the world's first social revolution of the twentieth century. Taking readers to the frontlines of the magonista uprising and the counterinsurgency campaign that failed to stop them, Kelly Lytle Hern�ndez puts the magonista revolt at the heart of US history. Long ignored by textbooks, the magonistas threatened to undo the rise of Anglo-American power, on both sides of the border, and inspired a revolution that gave birth to the Mexican-American population, making the magonistas' story integral to modern American life.

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"""Fantastic...absorbing....Hern�ndez masterfully weaves it all together into a compelling narrative, parts of which I will read again and again."" -- ""Austin-American Statesman"" ""Hernandez's staggering, essential study argues that 'the history of the United States as a global power' can't be told without Mexico, Mexicans, and Mexican Americans as central actors."" -- ""Boston Globe"" ""While it reads like a novel―she proves to be masterful at building narrative suspense―it's also meticulously researched."" -- ""Minneapolis Star Tribune"""

Fantastic...absorbing....Hernandez masterfully weaves it all together into a compelling narrative, parts of which I will read again and again. -- Austin-American Statesman Hernandez's staggering, essential study argues that 'the history of the United States as a global power' can't be told without Mexico, Mexicans, and Mexican Americans as central actors. -- Boston Globe While it reads like a novel she proves to be masterful at building narrative suspense it's also meticulously researched. -- Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Kelly Lytle Hernandez holds the Thomas E. Lifka Endowed Chair in History and directs the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at the University of California at Los Angeles. A 2019 MacArthur ""Genius"" Grant recipient, she is the author of the award-winning books Migra! and City of Inmates. Joana Garcia is a retired military officer with twenty years of active duty under her belt. She spent most of her adult life fixing fighter jets on aircraft carriers as a US Navy aviation maintenance officer. Her love of the sea is only seconded by her love of telling stories. Her warm, rich, and graceful voice can be heard in over sixty titles in multiple genres, fiction and nonfiction. Joana began narrating audiobooks after retiring from the military, becoming a stay at home mom and listening to audiobooks. After countless coaching sessions, audio engineering tutorials, and setting up a professional studio, she is fulfilling her lifelong dream of being a professional actor. Joana volunteers to mentor veterans through Veterati.com and is an active member of the Audio Publishers Association.

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