Latinos: A Biography of the People
by Earl Shorris
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Explores the lives and history of Hispanic Americans as decendants of the Spanish conquest of the native populations of the New World.Tags
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Earl Shorris, author of many works of fiction & nonfiction, lives in New York & San Francisco. (Bowker Author Biography)
Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1992
- Dedication
- To my brother-in-law Larry
and my friend Ruben,
two Latinos,
a cop who was killed
and
a reporter who was killed by a cop;
que descansen en paz - First words
- Latinos, who will soon be the largest group of minorities in the United States, are not one nationality, or one culture, but many.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)We, the American People.
- Blurbers
- Gonzales, Laurence; Volgenau, Gerald; Kozol, Jonathan; Klor de Alva, J. Jorge
- Original language
- English US
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, Sociology, History, Biography & Memoir
- DDC/MDS
- 973.0468 — History & geography History of North America United States United States Ethnic And National Groups Hispanic Americans
- LCC
- E184 .S75 .S5 — History of the United States United States Elements in the population Afro-Americans
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
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- ASINs
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