Reviews for Celestial for the Cruising Navigator

The average rating for Celestial for the Cruising Navigator based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-07-01 00:00:00 Simon Brittain This book isn't really worth the read. It gets continually unfavorably compared to the USA and the Catholic Church is more or less portrayed as the source of all Mexico's issues during the 1890's. This book clearly shows it's age (printed in 1890) and a reader interested in reading it will have to read it with the attitudes of that time firmly in mind. Last but not least: I bought the book on the understanding that it's about the ancient Aztec Empire only to realize that it's barely more than a travel journal. I gave it one star simply because I couldn't give it a half a star.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-09-05 00:00:00 Phillip Sabbagh An interesting antiquarian travelogue following the early railroad. I don't know a great deal about the ancient and colonial history of Mexico so this was a starting point. As an introduction it has given me plenty to think about. The author tries to be positive and sympathetic towards the majority indigenous population remaining but then his entitlement and rightousness gets in the way. Don't take any of the facts literally.