Tornel and Santa Anna

"Makes persuasive case that Josâe Marâia Tornel y Mendâivil, spin-doctor for Antonio Lâopez de Santa Anna, was an important figure in his own right, both as a politician and a writer. Emphasizes the 'great man' school of history, but forces the reader toconclude that the first political generation of independent Mexico boasted a substantial crew of extraordinary personalities"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.http://www.loc.gov/hlas/