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Tag Archives: Peoples of the Americas series
Double play: Mobile & Latin America
This past week has seen a little progress on the ol’ TBR front, as I knocked out three books from the list, including The Network and those below. First up was E.O. Wilson’s Why We Are Here: Mobile and the … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews, World Affairs
Tagged Alabama, history, Latino, Mexico, Peoples of the Americas series, photos, South America
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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
Posted in Reviews
Tagged Central America, journalism, Mexico, Peoples of the Americas series
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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
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged 2018 Peoples of the Americas, Central America, Hispanic, history, Mexico, Peoples of the Americas series, Spain
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House of Rain
House of Rain: Tracking a Vanished Civilization Across the American Southwest © 2007 Craig Childs 482 pages Throughout the southwest United States and northern Mexico there are ruins from a people long gone, people remembered as the Anasazi. The name … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged 2018 Peoples of the Americas, American Southwest, archaeology, history, Mexico, New Mexico, Peoples of the Americas series, travel
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Everyday Life of the North American Indians
Everyday Life of the North American Indian© 1979 Jon White256 pages Everyday Life of the North American Indian is a dated but informative survey of the customs and lifestyles of native peoples across the continent. Most of the content is organized … Continue reading
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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