(MEXICO) Promotional pamphlet for the American settlement of

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(MEXICO.) Promotional pamphlet for the American settlement of Atascador south of Texas. 2 maps, numerous other illustrations. [32] pages. Oblong 8vo, original illustrated color wrappers, moderate wear, bearing title "Atascador 1910"; minor wear to contents. San Antonio, TX: Maverick-Clarke Litho Company, 1910

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A promotional pamphlet for an American colony in Tamaulipas state, south of Texas and an hour west of the port city of Tampico. It is here called "the most substantial and successful American Community outside of the United States." Numerous settlers are profiled, and a list of American property owners with their home states and acreage takes up most of 5 pages. Water, roads, amenities, and even tourist attractions are discussed. The colony was established as early as 1906, but like other American settlements, did not fare well in the Mexican Revolution which soon followed, with marauding and arbitrary taxes a common occurrence (see Hart, Empire and Revolution: The Americans in Mexico Since the Civil War, page 301). No examples traced in OCLC or at auction.