Chapter Thirteen. Farewells and Rowboats

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xvii
5. Introduction. Mariano and Leonor 1
6. Part One: Before the Fall (1853–1870)
7. Chapter One. An Unlikely Prodigy 9
8. Chapter Two. The Teacher Appears 26
9. Chapter Three. Trial by Fire 45
10. Part Two: Exile (1871–1880)
11. Chapter Four. Spain 71
12. Chapter Five. A Young Man’s Travels 93
13. Chapter Six. Discovering America (1): Mexico 136
14. Chapter Seven. Discovering America (2): Guatemala 142
15. Chapter Eight. Homecoming, Interrupted 178
16. Part Three: the Great Work (1881–1895)
17. Chapter Nine. New York (1): A False Start 195
18. Chapter Ten. New York (2): No Country, No Master 208
19. Chapter Eleven. New York (3): The Great Work Begins 227
20. Chapter Twelve. New York (4): The Final Push 258
21. Chapter Thirteen. Farewells and Rowboats 283
22. Chapter Fourteen. “My Life for My Country” 296
23. Epilogue. A Hero’s Afterlife 329
24. Notes 335
25. Works Cited 385
26. Index 399