In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Penguin (Non-Classics) $16.00
The ordeal of the whaleship Essex was an event as mythic in the nineteenth century as the sinking of the Titanic was in the twentieth. In 1819, the Essex left Nantucket for the South Pacific with twenty crew members aboard. In the middle of the South Pacific the ship was rammed and sunk by an angry sperm whale. The crew drifted for more than ninety days in three tiny whaleboats, succumbing to...
The Mythologies of Ancient Mexico and Peru by Nabu Press $18.75
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is...
The Mayas, the Sources of Their History Dr. le Plongeon in Yucatan, His Account of Discoveries by General Books LLC $20.00
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History of the Incas by BiblioLife $34.99
Primary source of information on pre-Conquest Incan history, traditions and chronology gives full details of ceremonies, festivals, and religious beliefs and provides detailed accounts of the origin of the Incas, ancient systems of land division, early settlements, biographical sketches, arrival of the Spaniards, execution of the last emperor, much more. 2 maps. Bibliography.
Rain of Gold by Delta $18.00
In Rain of Gold, Victor Villasenor weaves the parallel stories of two families and two countries…bringing us the timeless romance between the volatile bootlegger who would become his father and the beautiful Lupe, his mother–men and women in whose lives the real and the fantastical exist side by side…and in whose hearts the spirit to survive is fueled by a family’s unconditional love.
The free lances, a romance of the Mexican valley by Nabu Press $30.75
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our...
Savage Capitalism and the Myth of Democracy: Latin American in the Third Millenium by $9.99
Michael Hogan's collection of essays presents a clear and passionate account of the reaping of profits by multinationals to the detriment of local economies; the politics of subservience to U.S. interventions, and the creation of unequal capitalist societies. Now, after a decade of neglect by the U.S. and a deepening global economic crisis, disgruntled electorates have voted in left-of-center...
El Sicario: The Autobiography of a Mexican Assassin by Molly Molloy $15.99
In this unprecedented and chilling monologue, a repentant Mexican hitman tells the unvarnished truth about the war on drugs on the American. El Sicario is the hidden face of America's war on drugs. He is a contract killer who functioned as a commandante in the Chihuahuan State police, who was trained in the US by the FBI, and who for twenty years kidnapped, tortured and murdered people for the...
The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico by Lysander Kemp $19.00
For hundreds of years, the history of the conquest of Mexico and the defeat of the Aztecs has been told in the words of the Spanish victors. Miguel León-Portilla has long been at the forefront of expanding that history to include the voices of indigenous peoples. In this new and updated edition of his classic The Broken Spears, León-Portilla has included accounts from native Aztec descendants...
Occupied America: A History of Chicanos (7th Edition) by Prentice Hall $79.00
Authored by one of the most influential and highly-regarded voices of Chicano history and ethnic studies, Occupied America is the most definitive introduction to Chicano history. This comprehensive overview of Chicano history is passionately written and extensively researched. With a concise and engaged narrative, and timelines that give students a context for pivotal events in Chicano...