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  • Cuba

    Such was Columbus' opinion of Cuba, just after he first beheld it, and, after the lapse of four hundred years, the words, making due allowance for the hyperbole of enthusiasm, still hold good. And this, too, in spite of all the trials and tribulations which the fair "Pearl of the Antilles" has been forced to undergo at the hands of her greedy and inhuman masters. ... Leer más

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  • Porto Rico: Its History, Products and Possibilities

    Porto Rico: Its History, Products and Possibilities. Written by Arthur D. Hall. First published in 1898 by Street & Smith, Publishers and now republished and edited by Nusaree c. This book has 12 chapters.Porto Rico, or Puerto Rico, as it is sometimes called, has lately become of the first importance in the eyes of the world. To Americans it has assumed special interest, as it is now practically ... Leer más

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  • The Pirates' Who's Who

    Enriched edition. Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers

    In "The Pirates' Who's Who," Philip Gosse delivers a meticulously researched compendium that intricately details the lives and exploits of some of history's most infamous pirates. With a blend of an informative narrative style and rich biographical sketches, Gosse situates these swashbucklers within the broader context of maritime history during the Golden Age of Piracy. The book's literary ... Leer más

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  • 2012 and the End of the World

    The Western Roots of the Maya Apocalypse

    Did the Maya really predict that the world would end in December of 2012? If not, how and why has 2012 millenarianism gained such popular appeal? In this deeply knowledgeable book, two leading historians of the Maya answer these questions in a succinct, readable, and accessible style. Matthew Restall and Amara Solari introduce, explain, and ultimately demystify the 2012 phenomenon. They begin by ... Leer más

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  • Empire's Crossroads

    A History of the Caribbean from Columbus to the Present Day

    de Carrie Gibson ...
    A "wide-ranging, vivid" narrative history of one of the most coveted and complex regions of the world: the Caribbean ( The Observer).Ever since Christopher Columbus stepped off the Santa Maria and announced that he had arrived in the Orient, the Caribbean has been a stage for projected fantasies and competition between world powers. In Empire's Crossroads, British American historian Carrie Gibson ... Leer más

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  • Paisanos

    The Forgotten Irish Who Changed the Face of Latin America

    de Tim Fanning ...
    The epic story of the forgotten Irish men and women who changed the face of Latin America forever.In the early nineteenth century, thousands of volunteers left Ireland behind to join the fight for South American independence. Lured by the promise of adventure, fortune and the opportunity to take a stand against colonialism, they braved the treacherous Atlantic crossing to join the ranks of the ... Leer más

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  • Great Pirate Stories

    de Various ...
    Out of the past the pirate emerges as a romantic, even at times heroic, figure. This ultimate status, despite heinous crimes, cannot altogether be denied to the pirate.This collection of classic pirates stories includes those by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and other legendary scribes. ... Leer más

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  • The Return of the Native

    Indians and Myth-Making in Spanish America, 1810–1930

    Why does Argentina’s national anthem describe its citizens as sons of the Inca? Why did patriots in nineteenth-century Chile name a battleship after the Aztec emperor Montezuma? Answers to both questions lie in the tangled knot of ideas that constituted the creole imagination in nineteenth-century Spanish America. Rebecca Earle examines the place of preconquest peoples such as the Aztecs and the ... Leer más

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  • Vestiges of the Mayas

    That the people who inhabited the country at the time of the Spanish conquest had a multiplicity of gods there can be no doubt. The primitive form of worship, with time and by the effect of invasions from outside, had disappeared, and been replaced by that of their great men and women, who were deified and had temples raised to their memory, as we see, for example, in the case of Moo, wife and ... Leer más

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  • Translated Christianities

    Nahuatl and Maya Religious Texts

    Series series Latin American Originals
    Beginning in the sixteenth century, ecclesiastics and others created religious texts written in the native languages of the Nahua and Yucatec Maya. These texts played an important role in the evangelization of central Mexico and Yucatan. Translated Christianities is the first book to provide readers with English translations of a variety of Nahuatl and Maya religious texts. It pulls Nahuatl and ... Leer más

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  • Pillaging the Empire

    Global Piracy on the High Seas, 1500-1750

    de Kris E Lane ...
    Between 1500 and 1750, European expansion and global interaction produced vast wealth. As goods traveled by ship along new global trade routes, piracy also flourished on the world’s seas. Pillaging the Empire tells the fascinating story of maritime predation in this period, including the perspectives of both pirates and their victims. Brushing aside the romantic legends of piracy, Kris Lane pays ... Leer más

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