Chapter One

Child of the Porfiriato, Child of the Periphery

It is a proud thing to have been born in La Paz, and a cloud of delight hangs over the distant city from the time when it was the great pearl center of the world.

—John Steinbeck

The Log from the Sea of Cortez (1941)

And the writing begins...Already feeling good about this chapter. I will be traveling to Baja California Norte and Baja California Sur next summer, 2014, to finish research on Rolland's childhood and his subsequent, numerous projects in the peninsula. Until then, I am going to go ahead and write with the substantial materials I already have.


Best,
Justin