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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
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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
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Tagged Central America, journalism, Mexico, Peoples of the Americas series
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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. Fehrenbach 675 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 … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018 Peoples of the Americas, Central America, Hispanic, history, Mexico, Peoples of the Americas series, 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
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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
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Tagged America, American Southwest, Central America, geopolitics, history, Latino, Native America, race, social history, South America, Spain
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