Title: The thistle and the rose
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.
Subjects: Railroad engineers, Biography, Petroleum industry and trade, History
Places: Mexico, San Antonio (Tex.), Texas, San Antonio
People: John George McNab, Guadalupe Fuentes Nivon de McNab, McNab family, Nivon family
Time periods: Revolution, 1910-1920