The late Thomas F. Walsh was a professor of English at Georgetown University and the author of numerous studies of Katherine Anne Porter's works.

... the fullest account yet of Porter's Mexican sojourns and the origins of her Mexican stories. (American Literature) The careful consideration given by Walsh to Porter's four trips to Mexico during the period 1920–1931 dwarfs all previous studies of Mexico's influence on her, including Joan Givner's Katherine Anne Porter: A Life, which gives only slight attention to the subject. This work is pivotal to an understanding of Porter's works. (Choice)

• PrefaceNote to the ReaderIntroduction1. Porter and Mexican Politics2. Porter in Mexico, 1920–19213. Porter and Mexican Art, 1922 and 19234. Thinking of Mexico, 1924–19305. Mexico Once More, 1930–19316. Becoming Miranda7. Ship of FoolsConclusionNotesBibliographyIndexPermissions AcknowledgmentsPhotographs

The late Thomas F. Walsh was a professor of English at Georgetown University and the author of numerous studies of Katherine Anne Porter's works.

... the fullest account yet of Porter's Mexican sojourns and the origins of her Mexican stories. (American Literature) The careful consideration given by Walsh to Porter's four trips to Mexico during the period 1920–1931 dwarfs all previous studies of Mexico's influence on her, including Joan Givner's Katherine Anne Porter: A Life, which gives only slight attention to the subject. This work is pivotal to an understanding of Porter's works. (Choice)

• PrefaceNote to the ReaderIntroduction1. Porter and Mexican Politics2. Porter in Mexico, 1920–19213. Porter and Mexican Art, 1922 and 19234. Thinking of Mexico, 1924–19305. Mexico Once More, 1930–19316. Becoming Miranda7. Ship of FoolsConclusionNotesBibliographyIndexPermissions AcknowledgmentsPhotographs

The late Thomas F. Walsh was a professor of English at Georgetown University and the author of numerous studies of Katherine Anne Porter's works.

... the fullest account yet of Porter's Mexican sojourns and the origins of her Mexican stories. (American Literature) The careful consideration given by Walsh to Porter's four trips to Mexico during the period 1920–1931 dwarfs all previous studies of Mexico's influence on her, including Joan Givner's Katherine Anne Porter: A Life, which gives only slight attention to the subject. This work is pivotal to an understanding of Porter's works. (Choice)

• PrefaceNote to the ReaderIntroduction1. Porter and Mexican Politics2. Porter in Mexico, 1920–19213. Porter and Mexican Art, 1922 and 19234. Thinking of Mexico, 1924–19305. Mexico Once More, 1930–19316. Becoming Miranda7. Ship of FoolsConclusionNotesBibliographyIndexPermissions AcknowledgmentsPhotographs