Western Breezes or Ballads of a Gringo (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Western Breezes or Ballads of a Gringo Note: The word "Gringo" is used in Latin American countries to denote a foreigner, more especially an American or an Englishman. It has long lost its tone of depreciation, and in fact is often used now in terms of affection. There are many reasons given as to the origin of this word, but the one generally accepted is that years ago, during the war between the United States and Mexico, the American soldiers used to sing a marching song, viz., "Where the Green Grass Grows, " and the Mexicans - having so often heard this song sung by the victorious American troops when they marched into a town, - twisted round the words "green grass grows" until they got the term "gringo". This word is now used all over Central and South America. - The Author. 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.