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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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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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Ornament of the World
Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain© 2002 Maria Rose Menocal315 pages Ornament of the World is the story of a unique civilization in medieval Europe, one … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, history, Islam, Medieval, Mediterranean, religion, Spain
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Vanished World
A Vanished World: Christians, Muslims, and Jews in Medieval Spain© 2005 Chris Lowney320 pages Vanished World sets medieval Spain before the reader with the warning; we may be blessed or cursed by emulating its example. The Iberian peninsula is the very perimeter of … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, history, Islam, Judaism, Medieval, religion, Spain
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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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