History of the Americas

A vivid account of the literary culture of the Spanish-speaking Americas from the time of Columbus to Latin American Independence, this Very Short Introduction explores the origins of Latin American literature in Spanish and tells the story of how Spanish literary language developed and flourished in the New World.

Since the first English settlers landed at Jamestown with the legacy of centuries of European warfare in tow, the military has been an omnipresent part of America.

Roderick Hudson Henry James - Roderick Hudson is a novel by Henry James.

The Mexican Revolution defined the sociopolitical experience of those living in Mexico in the twentieth century.

"Todo intento de reconstrucción histórica parte de las necesidades, las dudas y los interrogantes del presente", escribe Luis Alberto Romero en su Breve historia contemporánea de la Argentina.

The author discloses an intimate picture of Indian life and character, the Indians being the desert Cahuillas and their noted chief-Cabazon.

For 30 years, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Linda Greenhouse chronicled the activities of the U.

The American South is a distinctive place with a dramatic history, and has significance beyond its regional context in the twenty first century.

It's hard to think of a single aspect of American culture, past or present, in which religion has not played a major role.

The era known as Reconstruction is one of the unhappiest times in American history.

Why do the innocent suffer in a world created by a loving God?

La filosofía de Félix Varela forma parte de las primeras corrientes del pensamiento filosófico cubano integrado además por José Agustín Caballero y José de la Luz y Caballero.

The Book of New York is full of delightful reminiscences and intimate descriptions of one of the most individual cities of the world.

Life on the Mississippi - Mark Twain - A memoir by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War, and also a travel book, recounting his trip along the Mississippi River from St.

After decades of conservative dominance, the election of Barack Obama may signal the beginning of a new progressive era.

When Europeans first arrived in North America, between five and eight million indigenous people were already living there.

Beneath the surface of the apparently untutored and deceptively frank Abraham Lincoln ran private tunnels of self-taught study, a restless philosophical curiosity, and a profound grasp of the fundamentals of democracy.

For 30 years, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Linda Greenhouse chronicled the activities of the U.

Orange County, Ca.

The byways of history often have a fascination denied to the highroads.

With over 140 million copies in print, and serving as the principal proselytizing tool of one of the world's fastest growing faiths, the Book of Mormon is undoubtedly one of the most influential religious texts produced in the western world.

California's name was associated with stories of romance and adventure as far back in history as the year 1510.

La investigación sobre la complicada y a menudo difícil relación entre México y los Estados Unidos parte de la segunda mitad del siglo XVIII y llega casi hasta nuestros días.

Little Men Louisa May Alcott - Little Men, or Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys, is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott, first published in 1871.

The Complete Treatise on Gold - Unknown - This is an alchemical tract, author unknown, although it does at one point mention a date during the 17th Century.

This book presents a very short introduction to the Aztecs using interpretive tools from religious studies and anthropology to uncover the paradox of Aztec life; on the one hand a people highly skilled in sculpture, astronomy, city planning, poetry and philosophic rhetoric while on the other hand a people profoundly committed to cosmic regeneration through the thrust of the ceremonial knife and warfare.

This volume in Oxford's A Very Short Introduction series offers a concise, readable narrative of the vast span of American history, from the earliest human migrations to the early twenty-first century when the United States loomed as a global power and comprised a complex multi-cultural society of more than 300 million people.

Though the U.

La filosofía de Félix Varela forma parte de las primeras corrientes del pensamiento filosófico cubano integrado además por José Agustín Caballero y José de la Luz y Caballero.

"e;They called it the Reagan revolution,"e; Ronald Reagan noted in his Farewell Address.

The iconic images of Uncle Sam and Marilyn Monroe, or the "e;fireside chats"e; of Franklin D.

Europeans, Africans, and American Indians practiced slavery long before the first purchase of a captive African by a white land-owner in the American colonies; that, however, is the image of slavery most prevalent in the minds of Americans today.

The Founding Fathers who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787 distrusted political parties, popular democracy, centralized government, and a strong executive office.

Europeans, Africans, and American Indians practiced slavery long before the first purchase of a captive African by a white land-owner in the American colonies; that, however, is the image of slavery most prevalent in the minds of Americans today.

Here is a brisk, accessible, and vivid introduction to arguably the most important event in the history of the United States--the American Revolution.

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the writers of the Beat Generation revolutionized American literature with their iconoclastic approach to language and their angry assault on the conformity and conservatism of postwar society.

This book presents a very short introduction to the Aztecs using interpretive tools from religious studies and anthropology to uncover the paradox of Aztec life; on the one hand a people highly skilled in sculpture, astronomy, city planning, poetry and philosophic rhetoric while on the other hand a people profoundly committed to cosmic regeneration through the thrust of the ceremonial knife and warfare.