{"id":39863,"date":"2025-09-05T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=39863"},"modified":"2025-09-04T20:14:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T00:14:44","slug":"the-friends-of-pancho-villa-by-james-carlos-blake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=39863","title":{"rendered":"THE FRIENDS OF PANCHO VILLA by James Carlos Blake \/ Z-View"},"content":{"rendered":"

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THE FRIENDS OF PANCHO VILLA<\/a> by James Carlos Blake<\/p>\n

First sentence…<\/p>\n

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In 1910, I killed a policeman and went to prison for two years.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Overview:\u00a0 Beware of Spoilers\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rodolfo Fierro was a killer, an ex-con, a thief, a train-robber, a ladies man, a drinker, a soldier and ultimately Pancho Villa’s closest friend.\u00a0 Fierro was by Villa’s side throughout the Mexican Revolution.\u00a0 Many considered Villa a hero.\u00a0 At one point he was nearly recognized as Mexico’s new President.\u00a0 Others labeled him a villain of the worst kind.<\/p>\n

In THE FRIENDS OF PANCHO VILLA, Fierro takes us through Villa’s rise and fall.\u00a0 He pulls no punches (about Villa or himself).\u00a0 The narrative is compelling.\u00a0 We are there for the battles, the celebrations, the treachery, the losses and more.\u00a0 We will Villa’s (and Fierro’s) savagery and compassion.\u00a0 Readers will feel they are there… and be glad they’re not.<\/p>\n

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James Carlos Blake’s THE FRIENDS OF PANCHO VILLA is based on research and fact.\u00a0 Rodolfo Fierro was a real person and James Carlos Blake makes him come alive.\u00a0 JCB has another winner.<\/p>\n

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