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The Rivers Ran East: Travelers T...
Long out of print, this is a riveting firsthand account of Leonard Clarks search for the legendary lost Seven Cities of Cibola reputedly home to enormous reserves of gold in the rain forest east ...
Last Conquistador: Mansio Serra ...
The Inca civilization of Peru was one of the greatest of the ancient civilizations of the Americas In the 1530s the Spanish, led by the conquistador Pizarro, arrived in Peru In their search for gol...
A Death in Brazil: A Book of Omi...
Deliciously sensuous and fascinating, Robb renders in vivid detail the intoxicating pleasures of Brazils food, music, literature, and landscape as he travels not only cross country but also back in...
Brazil on the Rise: The Story of...
In this hugely praised narrative, New York Times reporter Larry Rohter takes the reader on a lively trip through Brazils history, culture, and booming economy Going beyond the popular stereotypes o...
Forget the Alamo: The Rise and F...
A New York Times bestsellerLively and absorbing The New York Times Book ReviewEngrossing Wall Street JournalEntertaining and wellresearched Houston ChronicleThree noted Texan writers combine...
Pirates and Privateers of the Ca...
Colorful, cunning, and beholden to no man, pirates have always fascinated us This book is about some of those sea outlaws the pirates and privateers who infested the Caribbean for over three centu...
The Imaginary Line: A History of...
The line dividing the United States and Mexico is invisible, imaginary, drawn through shifting sands and changeable rivers The economic, social, and political issues surrounding this line, however,...
The Mexican Wars for Independenc...
Mexicos wars for independence were not fought to achieve political independence Unlike their neighbors to the north, Mexicos revolutionaries aimed to overhaul their society Intending profound socia...
City of Sacrifice: The Aztec Emp...
Chronicles the story of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, investigating Aztec religious practices, arguing that religious violence was integral to urbanization - ISBN10: 0807046426 ISBN13: 9780807...
A Guide to Ancient Maya Ruins [P...
Since the publication of the first edition of this work, it has become the standard guide for serious travelers to the great Maya sites of Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras In this expanded and updat...
War and Society in Ancient Mesoa...
In this study of warfare in ancient Mesoamerica, Ross Hassig offers new insight into three thousand years of Mesoamerican history, from roughly 1500 BC to the Spanish conquest He examines the metho...
Manana Forever?: Mexico and the ...
Why are Mexicans so successful in individual sports, but deficient in team play? Why do Mexicans dislike living in skyscrapers? Why do Mexicans love to see themselves as victims, but also love vict...
To the Halls of the Montezumas: ...
Our country has entered on a new epoch of its history, wrote a Whig Party journal in 1849, just after Americas triumph in the Mexican War Indeed, for that romantic generation of Americans in the mi...
The Drillmaster of Valley Forge:...
A terrific biographyThe dramatic story of how the American army that beat the British was forged has never been better told than in this remarkable bookDoris Kearns Goodwin, New York Times bestsell...
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