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Of cyclists, colonial Catholics, and crappy endings
Last weekend I stayed at the Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, there to be evaluated for admission to their kidney transplant list. Much of my downtime was spent (how else) reading. How Cycling Can Save the World is a straightforward argument … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Catholicism, Colonial America, John Grisham, sports and outdoors
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Spain in the Southwest
Spain in the Southwest: A Narrative History© 2013 John Kessell480 In the early 1500s, the Spanish triumphed over the Aztecs and established a new Spain — an empire forged out of the new world. The equatorial tropics were only the … Continue reading
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Tagged American Southwest, American West, Colonial America, Native America, New Mexico, Spain
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La Florida
La Florida: Five Hundred Years of Hispanic Presence© 2016 Viviana Díaz Balsera & Rachel A. May312 pages Florida, like many places in the United States, bears the name given to it by another culture. The Spanish, setting first foot on … Continue reading
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Tagged Colonial America, Florida, Hispanic, history, politics, Politics-CivicInterest, Spain
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The Other War of 1812
The Other War of 1812: The Patriot War © 2007 James Cusick 398 pages If the War of 1812 rings any bells for most Americans, they may associate it with the creation of the Star-Spangled Banner, the national anthem whose … Continue reading
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Tagged American Frontier, American South, Colonial America, Florida, history, military, Spain, War of 1812
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Florida Under Five Flags
Florida Under Five Flags© 1945 Rembert Patrick160 pages Note: I read from the 1st edition. This cover is from the 5th edition, which has been updated and presumably revised. The State of Florida entered the Union in 1845; in 1945, … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American South, Colonial America, Florida, France, history, Spain
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A History of Saint Augustine, Florida
A History of Saint Augustine, Florida© 1881 William Dewhurst196 pages St. Augustine is the oldest European city in North America, founded by the Spanish in 1565. Sitting at the mouth of the St. John river in northern Florida, it originally … Continue reading
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Tagged age of discovery, American South, Britain, Colonial America, Florida, history, Spain
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West of the Revolution
West of the Revolution: An Uncommon History of 1776© 2015 Claudio Saunt288 pages In 1776, the bid of thirteen colonies for independence wasn’t the only interesting goings-on in North America. From Alaska to Cuba, colonial and native powers were fighting, … Continue reading
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Tagged American Southwest, American West, Colonial America, history, Native America, Russia, Spain, trade
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Our America
Our America: A Hispanic History of the United States© 2014 Felipe Fernández-Armesto416 pages Spain disappears from American history books following the Spanish-American war, in which the tired old empire was given a sound thrashing and retreated from the hemisphere, but Spanish … Continue reading
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Tagged age of discovery, America, American Southwest, Britain, Colonial America, Florida, history, Latino, Native America, New Mexico, Spain, survey
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The Scotch-Irish
The Scotch-Irish: A Social History© 1989 James Leyburn397 pages Though they have long ceased to be a distinct ethnic group outside of Appalachia, for years the greatest non-English minority in the United States were the Scotch-Irish. … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American Frontier, Britain, Colonial America, history, Ireland, religion, social history
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American Colonies
American Colonies: The Settling of North America© 2001 Alan Taylor526 pages American Colonies is a sweeping history of the New World, one that attempts to convey the full American experience, beginning with the arrival of … Continue reading
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Tagged Britain, Colonial America, France, Hispanic, history, Latino, Native America, Netherlands, Russia, slavery and rebellion, Spain, survey
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