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Blake Bailey is a lawyer who has spent his life representing the common worker against large corporations and insurance companies. This experience translated into an abiding passion for the struggle of the disenfranchised everywhere. His life outside his profession is one of adventure: Scuba diving, Flying, Trekking in the Himalayas,etc. The reports of the Zapatista revolution pervading the international press in 1994 intrigued him and caused Blake to begin an exhaustive study of the Chiapas story. This included a road-trip across Mexico to San Cristabal de las Casas, where the dramatic take-over by the Mayan Indians was focused. This story of adventure and sacrifice of a people's revolution drove Blake to write a novel based on the continuing struggle.
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