Evita: In My Own Words
by Eva Perón
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In 1987, a small Argentine publishing house published a document that had recently been found in a government archive in Buenos Aires. The document was called "Mi mensaje," or "My Message," and appeared to be the long-lost deathbed manuscript of Eva Peron, referred to by her and mentioned in several biographies of her. Rumor had it that the document, which is critical of the Argentine church and military, had been suppressed for thirty years after her death by her husband, Argentine show more President Juan Peron. Like everything about Evita, "My Message" is shrouded in mystery and myth. Leading Peron scholars disagree about whether Evita wrote every word herself and about whether it is an accurate reflection of Evita's thinking at the time of her death. Her estate, however, insists that the work is not by Evita. In In My Own Words, "My Message" appears in English for the first time, published with an extensive introduction by Peron scholar Joseph A. Page, who weighs all the claims and counterclaims about the document's authenticity and concludes that "My Message" is "a vital document...probably based in part on dictation by the wife of Argentine President Juan Peron." show lessTags
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Occasionally, a self-biography will give wonderful, engaging insights into prominent figures, and show by gaze of their trials and tribulations the paths by which they learned wisdom. The auto-biography is Eva Peron is no such book. Amazingly, it comes off rather as a propaganda piece. Note,however, that later chapters were written when "Evita" was very ill, and likely understood that she wasn't much longer for this world. Knowing that, one then has the option of looking at this tome as her last token of love for her husband, Juan Peron, understanding that after her death, his connection -whatever remained of it after enacting the policies of totalitarian regime- with the common people would be buried with her.
The book tells the story of Eva Duarte Peron, known to her political allies and country people as "Evita." She was a young Spanish actress who became the second wife of Juan Domingo Peron. He was a military leader who advocated for the rights of the working class.
In her book, Mi Mensaje, Evita describes a political climate of unrest. She was a steadfast supporter of her husband, and was, perhaps, too much of a hero worshipper. She liked to give speeches filled with emotion and was known for her popular radio addresses.
She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and suspected her doctors were trying to eliminate her from rising in authority in her husband's government. She did, in fact, die after complications from surgery.
Her "message" is show more filled with passion and intent. She considered herself an idealist of the heart and hated indifference. She had an innate distrust of the military and favored putting governmental power in the hands of the people.
"When you speak simply and lovingly to the people," she says, "the people comprehend the truth offered them. And all the more faithfully if it is preached by example."
Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Evita-Own-Words-Eva-Peron/dp/1565843533 show less
In her book, Mi Mensaje, Evita describes a political climate of unrest. She was a steadfast supporter of her husband, and was, perhaps, too much of a hero worshipper. She liked to give speeches filled with emotion and was known for her popular radio addresses.
She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and suspected her doctors were trying to eliminate her from rising in authority in her husband's government. She did, in fact, die after complications from surgery.
Her "message" is show more filled with passion and intent. She considered herself an idealist of the heart and hated indifference. She had an innate distrust of the military and favored putting governmental power in the hands of the people.
"When you speak simply and lovingly to the people," she says, "the people comprehend the truth offered them. And all the more faithfully if it is preached by example."
Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Evita-Own-Words-Eva-Peron/dp/1565843533 show less
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- Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, History, General Nonfiction, Politics and Government
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- 982.062092 — History & geography History of South America Argentina
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- F2849 .P37 .P413 — Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin America Latin America. Spanish America South America Argentina
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