Excerpt from Sunrise in Aztec Land: Being an Account of the Mission Work That Has Been Carried on in Mexico Since 1874 by the Presbyterian Church in the United States Mexico is a land of startling contrasts and surprises. She does not put her best foot forward. The visitor from the United States going by rail is impressed by the marked contrast between the monotonous, semi - arid plains of the North and the majestic ranges in the background of fertile plateaus which meet his gaze as he passes southward. At first, he is inclined to accept the description of an Ameri can soldier boy who said. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.