Viva Mexico!

"Viva Mexico!" by Charles Macomb Flandrau is a travel story about the author's adventures traveling from New York to Mexico during the early 1900s. Through his stories of the people he met on the way, Flandrau paints a picture of what life was like in Mexico, revealing both the good and the bad while making insightful observations about the culture, the different social classes, and the strange experiences that come with exploring a new country. The narrative begins with observations about the ship voyage, the different passengers and their reasons for going to Mexico, and the sense of expectation for a trip into the unknown.