Santa Anna of Mexico is a biographical novel written by author Will Fowler. Fowler, a Spaniard himself, wrote this book in an effort to disprove all of the common myths and misbeliefs that surround the name Santa Anna. The book chronicles the early life, career, and death of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, a common boy from Vera Cruz who turned into one of, if not the most, famous of Mexico’s military and political leaders. Although this book is extremely well written and full of information, at times it could be hard to understand. In this book, Will Fowler focuses on disproving the common belief that Santa Anna was nothing more than a traitor, a turncoat, and a tyrant. Being the son of a common family, Santa Anna joined the army at 14 and
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It was well organized and well discussed. I thought it could get a little confusing at times. Will Fowler did an excellent job discussing in depth every key event Santa Anna took part in. The down fall to that, however, is that while discussing one topic, he would keep breaking it down to explain minor parts, and then he would eventually go back to the main topic he was on four or five pages before. In that sense, it was hard to remember what was going on, and it also made it harder to keep the timelines straight. It also got confusing when he compared the various governments, constitutions, and revolutions, especially if they were all mentioned in the same sentence. There were so many of them it was hard to keep them all in order, but it was almost impossible when they were mentioned one after the other. Overall, this book was good. I think the author, Will Fowler, proved his point that Santa Anna was not a traitor, a tyrant, or even a turncoat. Everything Fowler wrote showed that all Santa Anna wanted was for his country to succeed; no matter what he had to do or whose side he had to be on. At certain times it could be boring, but it gave a great look into who Santa Anna really was and the motives behind the events that made him into one of the most famous leaders of all
It was well organized and well discussed. I thought it could get a little confusing at times. Will Fowler did an excellent job discussing in depth every key event Santa Anna took part in. The down fall to that, however, is that while discussing one topic, he would keep breaking it down to explain minor parts, and then he would eventually go back to the main topic he was on four or five pages before. In that sense, it was hard to remember what was going on, and it also made it harder to keep the timelines straight. It also got confusing when he compared the various governments, constitutions, and revolutions, especially if they were all mentioned in the same sentence. There were so many of them it was hard to keep them all in order, but it was almost impossible when they were mentioned one after the other. Overall, this book was good. I think the author, Will Fowler, proved his point that Santa Anna was not a traitor, a tyrant, or even a turncoat. Everything Fowler wrote showed that all Santa Anna wanted was for his country to succeed; no matter what he had to do or whose side he had to be on. At certain times it could be boring, but it gave a great look into who Santa Anna really was and the motives behind the events that made him into one of the most famous leaders of all