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  • Fort Mose, Second Edition

    Colonial America's Black Fortress of Freedom

    by Kathleen Deagan, Darcie MacMahon, Jane Landers ...
    Series series Florida Humanities Partnership Publications
    The illustrated story of the history and groundbreaking discovery of an important historical site, fully updated on the 30th anniversary of its first publicationMore than 300 years ago, enslaved people of African descent risked their lives to escape from slavery on English plantations in South Carolina. Hearing that Spaniards in Florida promised religious sanctuary, they made their way south to St ... Read more

    $18.09 USD

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  • Jungle of Stone

    The Extraordinary Journey of John L. Stephens and Frederick Catherwood, and the Discovery of the Lost Civilization of the Maya

    by William Carlsen ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe "masterful chronicle" of the discovery of the legendary lost civilization of the Maya and the quest to unlock their secrets.Featuring a history and description of the major Maya sites, including **Chichen Itza, Tulum,**Palenque, Uxmal, Copan, and more. Illustrated with a map and more than 100 images.In 1839, rumors of extraordinary yet baffling ... ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • El Norte

    The Epic and Forgotten Story of Hispanic North America

    by Carrie Gibson ...
    A sweeping saga of the Spanish history and influence in North America over five centuries, from the acclaimed author of Empire's Crossroads.Because of our shared English language, as well as the celebrated origin tales of the Mayflower and the rebellion of the British colonies, the United States has prized its Anglo heritage above all others. However, as Carrie Gibson explains with great depth and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Empire's Crossroads

    A History of the Caribbean from Columbus to the Present Day

    by Carrie Gibson ...
    A "wide-ranging, vivid" narrative history of one of the most coveted and complex regions of the world: the Caribbean ( The Observer).Ever since Christopher Columbus stepped off the Santa Maria and announced that he had arrived in the Orient, the Caribbean has been a stage for projected fantasies and competition between world powers. In Empire's Crossroads, British American historian Carrie Gibson ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cradle of Gold

    The Story of Hiram Bingham, a Real-Life Indiana Jones, and the Search for Machu Picchu

    by Christopher Heaney ...
    "Hiram Bingham and the Machu Picchu saga deserve no less than Cradle of Gold, Christopher Heaney's thorough, engrossing portrait." ― The Wall Street JournalIn 1911, a young Peruvian boy led an American explorer and Yale historian named Hiram Bingham into the ancient Incan citadel of Machu Picchu. Hidden amidst the breathtaking heights of the Andes, this settlement of temples, tombs and palaces was ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Empire of Necessity

    Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World

    by Greg Grandin ...
    From the acclaimed author of Fordlandia, the story of a remarkable slave rebellion that illuminates America's struggle with slavery and freedom during the Age of Revolution and beyondOne morning in 1805, off a remote island in the South Pacific, Captain Amasa Delano, a New England seal hunter, climbed aboard a distressed Spanish ship carrying scores of West Africans he thought were slaves. They ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • Mosquito Empires

    Ecology and War in the Greater Caribbean, 1620–1914

    by J. R. McNeill ...
    Series series New Approaches to the Americas
    This book explores the links among ecology, disease, and international politics in the context of the Greater Caribbean - the landscapes lying between Surinam and the Chesapeake - in the seventeenth through early twentieth centuries. Ecological changes made these landscapes especially suitable for the vector mosquitoes of yellow fever and malaria, and these diseases wrought systematic havoc among ... Read more

    $28.69 USD

  • History Smashers: Christopher Columbus and the Taino People

    by Kate Messner, Jose Barreiro ...
    Illustrated by Falynn Koch ...
    Series Book 8 - History Smashers
    Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth about Christopher Columbus, and learn all about the Taino people. Perfect for fans of the I Survived books and Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales.In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed across the ocean and discovered America. Right? WRONG! Columbus never actually set foot in what is now the United States. His voyages took him to islands in the Caribbean and ... Read more

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    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Maroon Societies

    Rebel Slave Communities in the America

    by Richard Price ...
    Maroon Societies is a systematic study of the communities formed by escaped slaves in the Caribbean, Latin America, and the United States. These societies ranged from small bands that survived less than a year to powerful states encompassing thousands of members and surviving for generations and even centuries. The volume includes eyewitness accounts written by escaped slaves and their pursuers, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The History of Latin America

    by Susan Nichols ...
    Series series Exploring Latin America
    This title authoritatively recounts the main events in the history of Latin America and highlights the men and women who played key roles in the establishment and growth of the region. Though long inhabited only by various Amerindian tribes, Latin America was transformed by the arrival of Europeans, who built colonial empires across the region beginning in the sixteenth century. Much of Latin ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Flight to Freedom: African Runaways and Maroons in the Americas

    by Alvin Thompson ...
    This book is about the struggles of enslaved Africans in the Americas who achieved freedom through flight and the establishment of maroon communities in the face of overwhelming military odds on the part of the slaveholders. ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Historical Cities-San Francisco, California

    by Lyn Wilkerson ...
    This edition in the Historical Cities series explores landmarks and sites within the city of San Francisco. Over 50 sites are divided into the east and west side of the northern end of the Peninsula. Maps and GPS coordinates are included. ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus