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"The Mexican drug trade has inspired prejudiced narratives of a war between north and south, white and brown; between noble cops and vicious kingpins, corrupt politicians and powerful cartels. In this first comprehensive history of the trade, historian Benjamin T. Smith tells the real story of how and why this once-peaceful industry turned violent. He uncovers its origins and explains how this illicit business essentially built modern Mexico, affecting everything from agriculture to medicine to economics and the country's all-important relationship with the United States."
PROLOGUE. The lookout -- I. FIRST PUFFS, 1910-1940. The king of the grifos -- White lady, black market -- Pipes and prejudice -- Vice and violence -- Drugs in depression -- The revolutionary -- II. COMING UP, 1940-1960. The golden triangle -- The governors and the gypsy -- The Cadillac bust -- The new status quo -- Queen pin -- III. THE HIGH, 1960-1975. The Mexican stopover -- Acapulco gold -- Mexican brown -- The rackets -- IV. THE COMEDOWN, 1970-1990. Narcs -- The atrocities -- The barbarians of the North -- The "Guadalajara Cartel" -- The martyr and the spook -- V. INTO THE ABYSS, 1990-2020. The takeover -- Wars -- EPILOGUE. Drugs and violence.
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