Latino Americans : the 500-year legacy that shaped a nation

Suarez, Ray 1957- (author.).

Summary: Latino Americans chronicles the rich and varied history of Latinos, who have helped shape our nation and have become, with more than fifty million people, the largest minority in the United States. This companion to the landmark PBS miniseries vividly and candidly tells how the story of Latino Americans is the story of our country. Author and acclaimed journalist Ray Suarez explores the lives of Latino American men and women over a five-hundred-year span, encompassing an epic range of experiences from the early European settlements to Manifest Destiny; the Wild West to the Cold War; the Great Depression to globalization; and the Spanish-American War to the civil rights movement. Latino Americans shares the personal struggles and successes of immigrants, poets, soldiers, and many others-individuals who have made an impact on history, as well as those whose extraordinary lives shed light on the times in which they lived, and the legacy of this incredible American people. Book jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 0451238141 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9780451238146 (pbk.)
Physical Description: xiii, 256 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Publisher: New York, New York : Celebra, published by the Penguin Group (USA), [2013]
Copyright: ©2013

Content descriptions

General Note:	"A companion book to the PBS Documentary series"--Cover.
Formatted Contents Note:	Telling our story: an introduction -- The convergence begins (La convergencia comienza) -- Shared destinies... made manifest -- At war: abroad... and at home -- I like to be in America -- Who's "in"? Who's "out"? Whose America? -- Where are we going? (¿Adónde vamos?).