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Tag Archives: Central America
How to Run a Drug Cartel
Narconomics: How to Run a Drug Cartel © 2016 Tom Wainright 288 pages I only know of one rule for the drug business, and that via Scarface: never get high on your own supply. And as Manny could tell you, … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged business, Central America, crime, drug war on America, gangs tribes and parties, goods/services, Mexico
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The Beast
The Beast: Riding the Rails and Dodging Narcos on the Migrant Trail © 2014 224 pages This is the third of three reviews I needed to publish before the English material can roll. And now, Rule Britannia! The news cycle … Continue reading
The Bicycle Diaries
The Bicycle Diaries: My 21,000 Mile Ride for the Climate© 2014 David Kroodsma428 pages The Bicycle Diaries combines travel and climate-change advocacy, both literally as a trip and throughout the book. As Kroodsma makes his way through Mexico, Central America, … Continue reading
Fire and Blood
Fire and Blood: A History of Mexico © 1973 T.R. Fehrenbach675 pages Fire and Blood is an epic history of Mexico, one that begins at the dawn of time and takes its time moving on. Case in point: the 20th century is … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged 2018 Peoples of the Americas, Central America, Hispanic, history, Mexico, Spain
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Announcing: Peoples of the Americas
In the past few years I’ve explored the Middle East and Asia; for 2018, I am moving closer to home with “Peoples of the Americas”. With it, I hope to remedy my ignorance of the United States’ southern neighbors (save … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Central America, Native America, Peoples of the Americas series, South America
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Timeless Mexico
Timeless Mexico436 pages© 1944 Hudson Strode My knowledge of Mexico consists of a few events with a great many spaces in between: Aztecs, Cortes, independence, war with Texas, Pancho Villa, the PRI, and cartel warfare encapsulate my paltry knowledge. I … Continue reading
Harvest of Empire
Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America© 2000 Juan Gonzalez416 pages Harvest of Empire is a tale of two civilizations, Anglo and Spanish. In general terms, it recounts the history or rather the plight of Latin America, of people … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged America, American Southwest, Central America, geopolitics, history, Latino, Native America, race, social history, South America, Spain
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