History of the Americas

En este ensayo se estudia la política argentina entre 1862- 1880, haciendo hincapié especialmente en el análisis de la dinámica política durante la década de 1870, especificamente entre el tramo final de la presidencia de Domingo F.

A study of three Amish homesteads: one in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, one in Holmes County, Ohio, and one in LaGrange County, Indiana.

Esta obra presenta un análisis, desde la sociología del conocimiento, de la construcción de órdenes simbólicos e identidades en sociedades pluralistas modernas y toma como caso paradigmático a la Argentina, una sociedad migratoria sin par.

Herbert Eugene Bolton, who was well-known for his books on the Southwest and Spanish Americas, here recounts in detail Francisco Vasquez de Coronado's sixteenth-century entrada to the North American frontier of the Spanish Empire.

Frederick Douglass is an iconic historical figure whose noble qualities are visible in the lives of four major Biblical characters: Like Joseph, who was sold into slavery by his brothers and later became second-in-command of Egypt.

En el marco de las representaciones territoriales de la Patagonia y de la inmigración en la Argentina de mediados del siglo XIX, lo que dio en llamarse en singular Colonia Galesa estuvo constituida en verdad por dos núcleos: Colonia Chubut y Colonia 16 de Octubre.

For viewers of BBC One's 'Britain and the Sea', 'Leviathan' is a must-read; overturning long-held beliefs about our ancestry and weaving together the disparate strands that made the fabric of the Empire.

n 15 Schritten wird dich dieser Ratgeber – sozusagen ein Knigge über den Umgang mit Menschen – sanft einen perfekt beschilderten Weg entlangführen.

From an early American Indian site, to a cow camp, to a mill site, to a family ranch; Desert Queen Ranch was the home of Bill and Frances Keys.

On May 14, 2003, a familiar risk-filled journey, taken by hopeful Mexican immigrants attempting to illegally cross into the United States, took a tragic turn.

Domingo F.

El tema es de muy variada condición, pero aquí me circunscribiré a la exposición de algunas cuestiones directamente relacionadas con la documentación generada por los principales protagonistas de los conflictos que se relatan en los cuatro capítulos que componen la obra.

It was the railway system which moulded the American hobo into the legendary figure he became, especially in the depression years, but surviving until today.

Originally published in 1954, this book tells the story of Louis McHenry Howe (1871-1936), an American reporter for the New York Herald who became best known for acting as an early political advisor to President Franklin D.

Among the many technological advances of this century that have shrunk our country, few have had as great an impact as aviation.

Juan Carlos nunca se planteaba un problema historiográfico importante sin después abordar la investigación apelando, además de a un trabajo teórico consistente y a un recorrido historiográfico completo, a un estudio de las fuentes que pudieran medir y dar cuenta, hasta el detalle, de lo que se quería observar y analizar.

An indispensable guide to right living from a Founding Father.

Scapegoat Scales of Justice Burning is a book about my life and how my name was used to assist a large corporation avoid corporate responsibility and the consequences of a bad decision.

Ireland 1973: a very different world.

This classic study of Yeats' verse examines the poet's development of theme, symbol, style, and pattern.

Strategies for the conservation and revitalization of buildings and districts have preoccupied the international community for decades.

Thomas Paine is most famous for writing Common Sense, a pamphlet distributed during the American Revolution advocating for colonial Americas independence from Great Britain.

Este libro ofrece el primer estudio en profundidad de una gran familia de la elite argentina del largo siglo xix, el período en el que el poder y la influencia de este grupo se encontraban en su punto más alto.

At the beginning of October 1864, the only equipment most Union soldiers near Petersburg, Virginia, needed was a shovel--including Gen.

The Amish, one of Americas most intriguingly private, unique, and often misunderstood religious communities, have survived for three hundred years!

First published in 1873, "e;Fort Desolation: Red Indians and Fur Traders of Rupert's Land"e; is a fantastic example of classic Western fiction written for children.

This is the true life story of Oliver Roberts de La Fontaine, who was the last of the Wells Fargo Shotgun express messengers.

A Pilgrim Returns to Cape Cod, which was originally published in 1946, is an engrossing tale that chronicles Edward Rowe Snow's 235-mile trek through Cape Cod that same year.

A Long Way from Galilee, examines a number of the ways in which the Catholic Church has evolved during the course of its nearly 2,000 year history.

El 10 de diciembre del año 2008 se cumplieron 25 años de instauración de la democracia en la Argentina.

My name is Dr.

This illustrated series presents the uniforms and equipment of the United States Army from the nineteenth century to the present day.

James Douglas's story is one of high adventure in pre-Confederation Canada.

At the midpoint of the twentieth century, the First Nations people of Ontario's underdeveloped hinterland lived primarily from the land.

Un viaje atravez de la historia de Mxico al lado de una familia de anejo abolengo donde uno de los integrantes de esta familia nos sirve de guia, de moderador y nos introduce en una aventura donde conoceremos relatos de momentos importantes en la vida de sus parientes y algunos personajes de la historia Mexicana.

In rough frontier cabins, tidy farmhouses, and elegant townhouses, Americans in the 1800s were dedicated to living as well and as comfortably as their circumstances allowed.

An enthralling, rollicking tour among the storytellers of the American Deep South.