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Award-winning author Lisandro Perez tells Cuba's story through the lens of a single family: his own. The House on G Street is a unique depiction of one of the most consequential events of the twentieth century, told through generations of ancestors whose lives were shaped by dramatic historical forces. Perez disentangles the complex history by following his family's thread, imbuing political events with personal meaning. Their story begins with emigration to Cuba and follows the waning years of the colony.

Spurred by a deep religious conviction, a lust for gold and the riches of the Orient, the Genoise explorer Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain to find a trade route to China. In his first voyage starting in 1492 he found little gold and did not reach China. What he did find was lush islands filled with friendly natives and vast new lands to explore and conquer. The next three voyages would transform this world-class navigator and explorer into a failure as a colonial governor and administrator. The Spanish colonists that were planted into the New World proved to be brutal masters of ...

Este libro conjuga en breve síntesis el análisis de problemas fundamentales de la historia de Cuba con la información indispensable para comprender su peculiar evolución. Desde una perspectiva de "larga duración", el pasado cubano es examinado en sus aspectos más sobresalientes, plasmándolo en una narración de secuencia cronológica que atiende a la formación y transformación de las estructuras económicas y sociales de la isla, sin perder la vista a los protagonistas y a los diferentes escenarios de su actuación.

In its formative years, America, birthplace of a revolution, wrestled with a volatile dilemma. John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and many other founding fathers clashed. What was to be the new republic's strategy toward a revolution roiling just off its shores? From 1790 to 1810, the disagreement reverberated far beyond Caribbean waters and American coastal ports. War between France and Britain, the great powers of the time, raged on the seas and in Europe.

Cuba is a nation with a long, rich history. The study of Cuban history is also the study of the development of the New World by Europe, and the first steps taken by New World countries to establish independent governments. Cuba played a significant role in the growth of the New World, and throughout its history has been a part of major world events that have taken place around it. This audiobook is designed to familiarize listeners with a broad overview of Cuban history and the context that made that development possible.

La historia del Caribe es un recorrido apasionante, pero pocos fuera de la región saben mucho sobre ella en profundidad más allá del descubrimiento de Colón. Este audio libro le guiará por la historia de la región, que fue testigo de algunos de los acontecimientos más importantes del mundo. Comenzaremos con el descubrimiento accidental de Cristóbal Colón y la carrera por el control de las islas del Caribe.

Benz, a Doberman puppy, is rescued by a foreign scientist working in a Joint Venture with Cuba in the late 1990s. Being accused of being a dangerous dog by his Cuban military boss, Benz escapes execution by joining a team of Cuban scientists and speleologists in the capacity of Ore Search Dog. Risking his life by diving into lakes of dangerous caves of Cabo San Antonio located in the Peninsula of Guanahacabibes, the westernmost point of the island of Cuba, he assists in the search for the lost valuable treasures of The Cathedral of San Ildefonso of Merida. Benz recorded his adventures in ...

NOMBRE: DETRAS DE LAS FRONTERAS: DOLOR Y DERECHOS DE LOS REFUGIADOS: En "Detras de las Fronteras: Dolor y Derechos de los Refugiados" , te sumergirás en un viaje conmovedor y revelador a través del mundo de los refugiados, explorando las profundidades de sus vidas marcadas por la adversidad y la esperanza. Este libro destaca la cruda realidad de millones de personas desplazadas que han sido obligadas a dejarlo todo atrás en busca de seguridad y protección. A través de ocho cautivadores capítulos, descubrirás las desgarradoras experiencias de los refugiados mientras huyen de sus ...

The Great Game in Cuba uses the backdrop of the Cuban Revolution to examine the CIA's inner workings during the '50s and '60s. Detailing the agency's lies and deceits, Mellen paints a vivid behind-the-scenes picture of the CIA in Cuba after the Castro revolution: what it wanted and the lengths it was willing to go to in order to paralyze the opposition to Fidel Castro.

Life in Jamaica changed rapidly with the arrival of the Spanish, beginning a torturous history of European colonization that only resulted in Jamaica’s independence in 1962. Imperialism not only affected indigenous people, but also gave rise to modern nationalist movements and famous advocates like Marcus Garvey. Modern Jamaica: The History of the Caribbean Island from Christopher Columbus to Today chronicles how the island’s history progressed, from Columbus’ historic voyages to the modern era. You will learn about Jamaica like never before.

NBC News Senior White House Correspondent Gabe Gutierrez offers a forceful, necessary exposé on the precarious realities and politics of modern Puerto Rico, detailing the decade of financial exploitation, federal negligence, and American ambivalence that pushed the most populous US territory to the brink and examining what must be done to insure the island’s survival. What emerges is an eye-opening narrative of American ambivalence about an island so deeply tied to our uncomfortable imperial past.

Adéntrate en el corazón de la extraordinaria historia de Puerto Rico en "¡Boricua! La historia y el futuro de Puerto Rico", por Donald Elton. Desde la rica y a menudo olvidada civilización indígena taína, pasando por la brutal conquista española, hasta las complejas relaciones con Estados Unidos, este apasionante libro ofrece un retrato matizado de un pueblo cuya identidad ha sido forjada por la resistencia y la resiliencia.

For more than 200 often turbulent years, Americans have imagined and described Cuba and its relationship to the United States by conjuring up a variety of striking images - Cuba as a woman, a neighbor, a ripe fruit, a child learning to ride a bicycle. One of the foremost historians of Cuba, Louis A. Perez Jr. offers a revealing history of these metaphorical and depictive motifs and discovers the powerful motives behind such characterizations of the island.

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La isla oculta no es otro libro más sobre Cuba, un país que forma parte de nuestro imaginario colectivo desde su Revolución, sino una colección de crónicas que nos lleva a sus lugares menos conocidos con una mirada conmovedora, triste y a la vez pícara. Un puzle del último lustro de Cuba que muestra otra isla, acaso subterránea.

When Jamaica became independent on August 6, 1962, ska music was playing in yards, dancehalls, and in recording studios as this new nation celebrated. It was a spirited music, full of promise, optimism, and energy and it was the perfect sound to showcase to the world. Now that Jamaica was independent, what better way to demonstrate the culture, beauty, and art of Jamaica than through ska, both as a music and as a dance. The Jamaican government, tourist and business industry, and newly developing music industry made it their mission to bring Jamaican music to the world, through events they ...

Ernesto Guevara es un personaje misterioso, no simple, tiene muchas facetas. Para entenderlo mejor, tienes que meterte de lleno en su época y en la historia de los países que le tocó vivir. Como las otras biografías psicológicas de Tamara López, esta nueva y alucinante Biografía del Che Guevara es un libro para quien busca acercarse al ser humano más allá de las historias ya contadas y de los estereotipos, para quien se anima a explorar el laberinto de la mente humana sin miedo a encontrar monstruos —o quizás, a descubrirse en ellos—.

Recopilaciones de docunmentos de los siguientes personajes de la época: GUSTAVO ALEMÁN BOLAÑOS. Escritor, autor de varios libros sobre Sandino. PABLO EMILIO BARRETO. Periodista, antiguo reportero del diario La Prensa, de Managua. ARTURO BLISS-LANE. Ministro de los Estados Unidos en Nicaragua. SALVADOR CALDERÓN RAMÍREZ. Ministro de Nicaragua en México, delegado de Sandino a los arreglos de paz con el Presidente Sacasa. ABELARDO CUADRA VEGA. ex-Teniente de la Guardia Nacional, hombre de confianza de Somoza y uno de los participantes en la conjura contra la vida de Sandino y sus ...

The creation myth of the United States begins with the plucky English puritans of the Mayflower, but what about the story of its sister ship, the Seaflower? Few people today know the story of the passengers aboard the Seaflower, who in 1630 founded a rival puritan colony on an isolated Caribbean island called Providence. The Island That Disappeared presents Providence as a fascinating microcosm of colonialism. At first glance it is an island of devout churchgoers, but look a little closer, and you see that it is still dependent on its smugglers.

Historians consider the Haitian Revolution the most successful slave revolt in all of history. Though many fought in the rebellion, one man ensured their victory: Toussaint Louverture. With his political savvy and leadership skills, this former slave helped the inhabitants of what was then called Saint Domingue to challenge their French oppressors.