* Selected as One of the Best Books of the 21st Century by The New York Times * Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History * ';Extraordinarya great American biography' (The New Yorker) of the most important African American of the 19th century: Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave who became the greatest orator of his day and one of the leading abolitionists and writers of the era.
The spectacular, true story of a scrappy teenager from New York's Lower East Side who stowed away on the most remarkable feat of science and daring of the Jazz Age, The Stowaway is ';a thrilling adventure that captures not only the making of a man but of a nation' (David Grann, bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon).
Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker and Esquire This revelatory and inclusive book ';unearths the stories of the peoplefarm laborers, domestic workers, factory employeesbehind some of the labor movement's biggest successes' (The New York Times) from independent journalist and Teen Vogue labor columnist Kim Kelly.
Esta obra presenta la biografía del gran investigador y epigrafista ruso Yuri Knórosov (1922-1999), quien estableció en los años cincuenta las bases del desciframiento de la escritura jeroglífica maya, partiendo de los códices prehispánicos de esta misma cultura milenaria, para ofrecerle al mundo por primera vez la posibilidad de acceder a la dimensión cultural de sus antiguos textos.
Die Geschichte der vorspanischen Hochkulturen Amerikas, insbesondere die der Azteken, Maya und Inka und ihrer Vorläufer, faszinierte lange Zeit schon, weil sie geheimnisvoller, unbekannter erschien als die der Alten Welt.
The Oxford Handbook of Greek Drama in the Americas is the first edited collection to discuss the performance of Greek drama across the continents and archipelagos of the Americas from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present.
*** Ein faszinierendes Bild der Kulturen Amerikas vor der europäischen Invasion - Band 16 der Neuen Fischer Weltgeschichte ***Für die Europäer, die um 1500 nach Amerika gelangten, war es eine unbekannte und deshalb "Neue Welt".
A panoramic history of Puerto Rico from pre-Columbian times to todayPuerto Rico is a Spanish-speaking territory of the United States with a history shaped by conquest and resistance.
Este libro contiene una puesta al día de lo que se sabe acerca de los pueblos que habitaron lo que actualmente es el territorio de Chile, antes de la llegada de los conquistadores españoles.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography 2023 Winner of the 2022National Book Critics Circle Award in BiographyWinner of the 2023 Bancroft Prize in American History and DiplomacyWinner of the American History Book Prize Shortlisted for the 2023 PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for BiographyLonglisted for the CWAALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction When he became director of the FBI, J.
Exactly 200 years ago, on 28 July 1821, General José de San Martín solemnly proclaimed the independence of Peru from the Spanish crown, in the country=s capital, Lima.
Cuando los europeos vieron por primera vez las estructuras monumentales de piedra en el extremo sur del lago Titicaca, en Bolivia, quedaron maravillados con la habilidad de quienes las produjeron.
The hidden life of the greatest surviving work of Inca artThe most celebrated Andean artwork in the world is a five-hundred-year-old Inca tunic made famous through theories about the meanings of its intricate designs, including attempts to read them as a long-lost writing system.
A Washington Post style editor's fascinating and irresistible look back on the Miss America pageantunveiling the hidden world of this iconic institution.
Die Ankunft europäischer Kolonisatoren bedeutete für die Ureinwohner Nordamerikas den Beginn einer Tragödie, die bis heute kaum vollständig erzählt ist.
This ';historical page-turner of the highest order' (The Wall Street Journal) tells the chilling, little-known story of an American-born Soviet spy in the atom bomb project during World War II, perfect for fans of The Americans and nominated for an Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime.
The world's leading expert on Osama bin Laden delivers for the first time the ';riveting' (The New York Times) definitive biography of a man who set the course of American foreign policy for the 21st century and whose ideological heirs we continue to battle today.
A panoramic history of Puerto Rico from pre-Columbian times to todayPuerto Rico is a Spanish-speaking territory of the United States with a history shaped by conquest and resistance.
* Winner of the 2017 National Book Critics Circle Award * National Book Award Finalist * Time magazine Top 10 Nonfiction Book of the Year * New York Times Notable Book * Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2017 This ';epic history' (The Boston Globe) from Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Frances FitzGerald is the first to tell the powerful, dramatic story of the Evangelical movement in Americafrom the Puritan era to the 2016 election.
A ';brilliant' (The Washington Post), ';clear-eyed and incisive' (The New Republic) analysis of how the wealthiest group in American society is making life miserable for everyoneincluding themselves.
Exactly 200 years ago, on 28 July 1821, General José de San Martín solemnly proclaimed the independence of Peru from the Spanish crown, in the country=s capital, Lima.
Die Anazazi, einstige Bewohner des amerikanischen Südwestens, hinterließen ein beeindruckendes Erbe aus grandiosen Felsbehausungen, geheimnisvollen Zeremonialbauten und faszinierenden Petroglyphen.
In the hands of Mike Leach and Buddy Levy, the story of this brilliant Apache leader comes into sharp focus, both in their narrative of his life and in spirited commentaries on its meaning (S.
A Washington Post Notable Book The definitive biography of the fiercely vigilant and politically astute First Lady who shaped one of the most consequential presidencies of the 20th century: Nancy Reagan.
