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El Norte

- The Epic and Forgotten Story of Hispanic North America
Af: Carrie Gibson Engelsk Hardback

El Norte

- The Epic and Forgotten Story of Hispanic North America
Af: Carrie Gibson Engelsk Hardback
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For reasons of language and history, the United States has prized its Anglo heritage above all others. However, as Carrie Gibson explains with great depth and clarity in El Norte, America has much older Spanish roots - ones that have long been unacknowledged or marginalized. The Hispanic past of the United States predates the arrival of the Pilgrims by a century and has been every bit as important in shaping the nation.

El Norte chronicles the sweeping and dramatic history of Hispanic North America from the arrival of the Spanish to the present - from Ponce de Leon''s initial landing in Florida in 1513 to Spanish control of the vast Louisiana territory in 1762 to the Mexican-American War in 1846 and up to the more recent tragedy of post-hurricane Puerto Rico and the ongoing border acrimony with Mexico. Interwoven in this stirring narrative of events and people are cultural issues that have been there from the start and remain unresolved: language, belonging, community, race and nationality. Seeing them play out over centuries provides vital perspective at a time when it is urgently needed.

In 1883, Walt Whitman wrote ''to that composite American identity of the future, Spanish character will supply some of the most needed parts.'' That future is here, and El Norte, an emotive and eventful history in its own right, will have a powerful impact on our perception of the United States.

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For reasons of language and history, the United States has prized its Anglo heritage above all others. However, as Carrie Gibson explains with great depth and clarity in El Norte, America has much older Spanish roots - ones that have long been unacknowledged or marginalized. The Hispanic past of the United States predates the arrival of the Pilgrims by a century and has been every bit as important in shaping the nation.

El Norte chronicles the sweeping and dramatic history of Hispanic North America from the arrival of the Spanish to the present - from Ponce de Leon''s initial landing in Florida in 1513 to Spanish control of the vast Louisiana territory in 1762 to the Mexican-American War in 1846 and up to the more recent tragedy of post-hurricane Puerto Rico and the ongoing border acrimony with Mexico. Interwoven in this stirring narrative of events and people are cultural issues that have been there from the start and remain unresolved: language, belonging, community, race and nationality. Seeing them play out over centuries provides vital perspective at a time when it is urgently needed.

In 1883, Walt Whitman wrote ''to that composite American identity of the future, Spanish character will supply some of the most needed parts.'' That future is here, and El Norte, an emotive and eventful history in its own right, will have a powerful impact on our perception of the United States.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 576
ISBN-13: 9781611856330
Indbinding: Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1611856337
Kategori: Mexico
Udg. Dato: 1 aug 2019
Længde: 50mm
Bredde: 242mm
Højde: 170mm
Forlag: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Oplagsdato: 1 aug 2019
Forfatter(e): Carrie Gibson
Forfatter(e) Carrie Gibson


Kategori Mexico


ISBN-13 9781611856330


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Hardback


Sider 576


Udgave


Længde 50mm


Bredde 242mm


Højde 170mm


Udg. Dato 1 aug 2019


Oplagsdato 1 aug 2019


Forlag Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press

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