pp 625 hardback with paper dust jacket in very good condition; clean pages; light edgewear; gold board with gold title on purple spine - J A M stamped on front coverHere is the story of an American journalist who travels to Mexico to report on the upcoming duel between two great matadors, but who is ultimately swept up in the dramatic story of his Mexican ancestors. From the brutality and brilliance of the ancients, to the iron fist of the invading Spaniards, to the modern-day Mexicans battling through dust and bloodshed to build a nation upon the ashes of revolution.