The thistle and the rose
Subtitle: romance, railroads, and big oil in revolutionary Mexico
By: Catherine Nixon Cooke
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Corona Pub. Co.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: San Antonio, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9780972063050
Subjects: Railroad engineers; Biography; Petroleum industry and trade; History
Description: The story of John George McNab and his wife, Guadalupe Fuentes Nivon McNab. McNab was a Scottish engineer who moved to Mexico and played a role in the development of the Tehuantepec railroad in the early 1900s and in the discovery of big oil in Mexico in 1910. The book also traces Guadalupe's family history which had roots in France and ancient Oaxaca. The McNab family eventually settled in San Antonio.
Notes: Map and genealogical table on lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-204).