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Books in Latinos in American History series

  • Give Me Liberty!: An American History

    Eric Foner

    Paperback (W. W. Norton & Company, Oct. 8, 2013)
    The leading text, in a compact, value edition. Clear, concise, integrated, and up-to-date, Give Me Liberty! is a proven success with teachers and students. Eric Foner pulls the pieces of the past together into a cohesive picture, using the theme of freedom throughout. The Fourth Edition features stronger coverage of American religion and a reinforced pedagogical program aimed at fostering effective reading and study skills. The Seagull Edition includes the full text of the regular edition in a compact volume, for an affordable price.
  • Junipero Jose Serra

    Jim Whiting

    Paperback (Mitchell Lane Publishers, July 1, 2003)
    Traces the life of the Spanish explorer and missionary who travelled to Mexico and California to teach the Indians about Christianity and who established nine missions along the California coast.
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  • Ecstatic Nation: Confidence, Crisis, and Compromise, 1848-1877

    Brenda Wineapple

    Hardcover (Harper, Aug. 6, 2013)
    A New York Times Notable Book of 2013A Kirkus Best Book of 2013A Bookpage Best Book of 2013Dazzling in scope, Ecstatic Nation illuminates one of the most dramatic and momentous chapters in America's past, when the country dreamed big, craved new lands and new freedom, and was bitterly divided over its great moral wrong: slavery. With a canvas of extraordinary characters, such as P. T. Barnum, Walt Whitman, Frederick Douglass, and L. C. Q. Lamar, Ecstatic Nation brilliantly balances cultural and political history: It's a riveting account of the sectional conflict that preceded the Civil War, and it astutely chronicles the complex aftermath of that war and Reconstruction, including the promise that women would share in a new definition of American citizenship. It takes us from photographic surveys of the Sierra Nevadas to the discovery of gold in the South Dakota hills, and it signals the painful, thrilling birth of modern America.An epic tale by award-winning author Brenda Wineapple, Ecstatic Nation lyrically and with true originality captures the optimism, the failures, and the tragic exuberance of a renewed Republic.
  • Juan Bautista de Anza

    John Bankston

    Hardcover (Mitchell Lane Publishers, Sept. 1, 2003)
    A biography of explorer Juan Bautista de Anza, who established a land route between Mexico and California and became governor of New Mexico.
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  • Pioneer days: Discover the past with fun projects, games, activities, and recipes

    David C King

    Paperback (Scholastic Inc, Aug. 16, 2000)
    Dozens of fun, hands-on projects and activities from the days of the American pioneers Join twelve-year-old Sam Butler and his nine-year-old sister, Liz, on the American frontier in 1843. Discover the hard work, fun, and adventure of their daily lives, and along the way learn how to play games, make toys and crafts, and perform everyday activities just like Liz and Sam. You can make your own homemade soda pop and cook up a batch of johnnycakes. Use clay to create your own pottery and design a string of African trade beads, or learn the Native American art of sandpainting. You can even make your own holiday decorations out of dough or pinecones--if you're not too busy playing tangram, a Chinese puzzle game, or a beanbag target game. Pioneer Days is filled with interesting bits of historical information and fun facts about growing up in days gone by. Discover how different--and how similar--life was for American kids in history. Watch for Colonial Days the next exciting book in the American Kids in History series!
  • Ecstatic Nation: Confidence, Crisis, and Compromise, 1848-1877

    Brenda Wineapple

    Paperback (Harper Perennial, Aug. 5, 2014)
    A New York Times Notable Book of 2013A Kirkus Best Book of 2013A Bookpage Best Book of 2013Dazzling in scope, Ecstatic Nation illuminates one of the most dramatic and momentous chapters in America's past, when the country dreamed big, craved new lands and new freedom, and was bitterly divided over its great moral wrong: slavery. With a canvas of extraordinary characters, such as P. T. Barnum, Walt Whitman, Frederick Douglass, and L. C. Q. Lamar, Ecstatic Nation brilliantly balances cultural and political history: It's a riveting account of the sectional conflict that preceded the Civil War, and it astutely chronicles the complex aftermath of that war and Reconstruction, including the promise that women would share in a new definition of American citizenship. It takes us from photographic surveys of the Sierra Nevadas to the discovery of gold in the South Dakota hills, and it signals the painful, thrilling birth of modern America.An epic tale by award-winning author Brenda Wineapple, Ecstatic Nation lyrically and with true originality captures the optimism, the failures, and the tragic exuberance of a renewed Republic.
  • Slavery: Opposing Viewpoints

    William Dudley

    Library Binding (Greenhaven Pr, Sept. 1, 1992)
    Provides two-sided arguments on such topics as the beginning of slavery in early America, abolitionism, and the living conditions of the slaves
  • Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo

    Kathleen Tracy

    Library Binding (Mitchell Lane Pub Inc, Oct. 1, 2002)
    Profiles the man called one of California's most important founding fathers, who fought for the rights of the Native Americans there while paving the way for California to join the United States.
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  • Jovita Idar

    Karen Gibson

    Library Binding (Mitchell Lane Publishers, Dec. 1, 2002)
    This special series focuses on the unique contributions Hispanics have made in the United States from the earliest Spanish explorers to the many successful Latinos in contemporary America. Each book provides historical and factual easy-reading stories. The books are jam-packed with information and contain between 7500 and 9000 words.Started San Antonio's first free kindergarten and founded the League of Mexican American women in 1911 to educate poor children.
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  • Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo

    John Bankston

    Library Binding (Mitchell Lane Publishers, Dec. 15, 2003)
    16th-century explorer who led the first European expedition on the U.S. west cost.
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  • Gaspar de Portola

    Wayne Wilson, Jim Whiting

    Library Binding (Mitchell Lane Publishers, Dec. 15, 2002)
    This special series focuses on the unique contributions Hispanics have made in the United States from the earliest Spanish explorers to the many successful Latinos in contemporary America. Each book provides historical and factual easy-reading stories. The books are jam-packed with information and contain between 7500 and 9000 words.Governor of "Las Californias" from 1768-1770 and responsible for expelling Jesuits from the area.
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  • Pedro Menendez de Aviles

    Russell Roberts

    Library Binding (Mitchell Lane Publishers, May 1, 2002)
    This special series focuses on the unique contributions Hispanics have made in the United States from the earliest Spanish explorers to the many successful Latinos in contemporary America. Each book provides historical and factual easy-reading stories. The books are jam-packed with information and contain between 7500 and 9000 words.Established St. Augustine, Florida, the longest permanently settled city in the nation. Claimed La Florida for Spain and defended the territory against French explorers in the region in the late 1500s.
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