Tony Burton

Lake Chapala: A Postcard History

Tony Burton’s latest literary tour de force engages curious minds with a treasure trove of historic data and 150 reproductions of vintage postcards published between 1900 and 1960. Between the author’s fluid and coherent prose and his selection of images, readers will be tempted to dive straight away into a veritable page-turner. – Dale Palfrey in The Guadalajara Reporter.

Foreign Footprints in Ajijic: Decades of Change in a Mexican Village

The book is a masterpiece that is bound to enthrall readers curious about foreign influences that turned a tiny backwater fishing village into a cosmopolitan cultural hub and expatriate residential hotspot. – Dale Palfrey in The Guadalajara Reporter.

If Walls Could Talk: Chapala’s historic buildings and their former occupants

The research is absolutely astounding (and I’m a professional historian of Mexico). I’m not aware of any other book on the history of a small (leisure) community which is anchored in such carefully trawled archives, newspaper and private correspondence. – Dr. Barry Carr, Emeritus Professor Latin American Studies and History, La Trobe University.

This book is also available in Spanish, as Si Las Paredes Hablaran: Edificios históricos de Chapala y sus antiguos ocupantes. (2022)

Lake Chapala Through the Ages: an anthology of travelers’ tales

“Tony Burton’s magnificent anthology gives the reader a brief but thorough look at Lake Chapala between the years 1530 to 1910. Nowhere will the lover of the delightful region we casually call “Lakeside” get such a colorful and detailed account of what the lake, the land and its people were like.” – Thomas Hally in El Ojo del Lago

Mexican Kaleidoscope: myths, mysteries and mystique

Mexican Kaleidoscope not only tackles historical events in a unique and refreshing way, it also brings in fascinating and colorful characters that have left an indelible imprint on the culture. For instance, the cross dressing maid Cohchita Dorado who gave an appropriate meaning to the concept of alternative reality long before Donald Trump picked up the torch.” – Rita Pomade, author of Seeker, A Sea Odyssey

Geo-Mexico: The Geography and Dynamics of Modern Mexico

(co-written with Dr Richard Rhoda)

“Geo-Mexico illustrates both the richness of geography as a field of study and the spectrum of cultural, economic, and environmental anomalies that make Mexico so eternally fascinating . . . I highly recommend this volume to educators, students, and anyone with more than a passing interest in the culture, history, terrain, economy, politics, or development of the country.” – Felisa Rogers for The People’s Guide to Mexico

Western Mexico: A Traveler’s Treasury

“I have two books on Mexico that I keep by my bedside. Michael Hogan’s Mexican Mornings and Tony Burton’s Western Mexico. They bring me joyful memories and a reason to keep returning.” – Danny Root, former U.S. Consul General, Guadalajara, Mexico.

El Occidente de México: un tesoro para el viajero

This Spanish translation of the 2nd edition of Western Mexico was originally published in 2004 and re-released in 2021. Note that it is not as comprehensive, or as up-to-date, as the current English edition.