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1	The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870-1914 more books like this by David McCullough add to wishlist Popular historian David McCullough tells the story of the building of the Panama Canal, which connected the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. He relates the engineering, the politics, and the human drama. THE PATH BETWEEN THE SEAS won a National Book Award in history. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Maya more books like this by Michael D Coe add to wishlist In this revised and expanded introduction to the Maya, Professor Coe incorporates the latest ideas and research in a fast-changing field. Spectacular tomb discoveries at the city of Copan reveal some of the early artistic and architectural splendours at this major site. New finds here and elsewhere entail a complete reinterpretation of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.29! \| first editions \| SVS
3	A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya more books like this by Linda Schele, David Freidel add to wishlist The mystique of the pre-Columbian Maya has prompted much speculation about the nature of this sophisticated people. With the breaking of their elaborate hieroglyphic code, Schele and Freidel, Mayan scholars of note, provide a new look at the Maya. Structured on sound scholarly principles, their presentation abounds in notes, references, indexes, ... see all copies from $2.49! new only from $14.95! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Art of Mesoamerica: From Olmec to Aztec more books like this by Mary Ellen Miller add to wishlist This up-to-date account of the art and architecture of ancient Mesoamerica evocatively summarizes the artistic achievements of the high pre-Columbian civilizations--Olmec, Maya, Teotihuacan, Toltec, and Aztec--as well as of their less-famous contemporaries. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.60! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Colonial Latin America more books like this by Mark A Burkholder, Lyman Johnson add to wishlist Burkholder and Johnson's interpretive survey of colonial Latin America up to the 1850s is both historiographically up-to-date and accessible to students in the first half of the undergraduate Latin American history survey, which is given by virtually all major American colleges. The text incorporates new research in social and economic theory ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.47! \| first editions
6	The Buried Mirror: Reflections on Spain and the New World more books like this by Carlos Fuentes add to wishlist In this sweeping, vividly written, and profusely illustrated work, Fuentes surveys the vast, complex 500-year history of the Spanish in the Americas and sees both the richness of the culture that has evolved and the troubling vestiges of colonialism. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.80! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Ancient Mexico & Central America: Archaeology and Culture History more books like this by Susan Toby Evans add to wishlist In recent decades, archaeologists have made enormous progress in revealing the prehistory of the rich and varied civilizations of ancient Mesoamerica. This textbook captures the excitement and rich details of these ancient peoples, surveying every aspect of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica from Paleoindian times (c.1800 BC) to the European intrusion in ... see all copies from $19.00! new only from $39.71! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Inside the Company CIA Diary more books like this by Philip Agee add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Massacre at El Mozote more books like this by Mark Danner, Rk Danner add to wishlist see all copies from $2.78! new only from $8.97! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Silence on the Mountain: Stories of Terror, Betrayal, and Forgetting in Guatemala more books like this by Daniel Wilkinson add to wishlist "Silence on the Mountain" is a virtuoso work of reporting and a masterfully plotted narrative tracing the history of Guatemala's thirty-six-year internal war, a conflict that claimed the lives of some 200,000 people, the vast majority of whom died (or were "disappeared") at the hands of the U.S.-backed military government. Written by Daniel ... see all copies from $9.95! new only from $20.80! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Guerrilla warfare more books like this by Ernesto Che Guevara add to wishlist Che Guevara, the larger-than-life hero of the 1959 revolutionary victory that overturned the Cuban dictatorship, believed that revolution would also topple the imperialist governments in Latin America. Che's call to action, his proclamation of invincibility-the ultimate victory of revolutionary forces-continues to influence the course of Latin ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.73! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Getting to Know the General: The Story of an Involvement more books like this by Graham Greene add to wishlist Greene's account of a five year personal involvement with Omar Torrijos, ruler of Panama from 1968-81 and Sergeant Chuchu, one of the few men in the National Guard whom the General trusted completely. It is a fascinating tribute to an inspirational politician in the vital period of his country's history, and to an unusual and enduring friendship. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $26.98! \| first editions
13 view cover	Brief History of the Western World more books like this by Thomas H Greer add to wishlist Contains chapters 7-15 of the comprehensive text. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.76! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Conquistadors more books like this by Michael Wood add to wishlist The Spanish conquest of the Americas in the sixteenth century was one of the most cataclysmic events in history. Spanish expeditions had to endure the most unbelievable hardships to open up the lands of the New World. Few stories, if any, in history match these for sheer drama, endurance and distances covered. In Conquistadors Michael Wood travels ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	My Invented Country: A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile more books like this by Isabel Allende, Blair Brown (Read by) add to wishlist Allende evokes the magnificent landscapes of her country, a charming, idiosyncratic Chilean people with a violent history and indomitable spirit, and the politics, religion, myth, and magic of her homeland that she carries with her even today. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Americas History more books like this by Henretta add to wishlist "How did that happen?" students wonder about their past. "America's History" provides a clear explanation. Instructors rely on "America's History" to help them teach that history matters -- this means helping their students understand not only what happened, but also "why." For the new, sixth edition, the authors took a hard look at all aspects of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $55.78! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Breaking the Maya Code more books like this by Michael D Coe add to wishlist This is the story of how the Mayan glyphs found in the ancient ruins of Copan and other Mayan sites have been deciphered within the last 20 years. Michael Coe worked with all the leading players in this field. Although the Mayan cities were discovered a century and a half ago, the field of Mayan scholarship was dominated by scholars who had a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.52! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Ancient Maya more books like this by Robert J Sharer add to wishlist The rich findings of recent exploration and research are incorporated in this completely revised and greatly expanded edition of the standard work on the New World's most brilliant native civilization - that of the Maya people of northern Central America and southern Mexico. New field discoveries, new technical advances, new successes in the ... see all copies from $4.20! new only from $29.46! \| SVS
19 view cover	Testimony: Death of a Guatemalan Village more books like this by Victor Montejo add to wishlist An account of a violent clash between Mayan people of Guatemala and the army. see all copies from $3.59! new only from $10.00! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Amerigo: The Man Who Gave His Name to America more books like this by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto add to wishlist A groundbreaking biography of the man who gave his name to America, "Amerigo" is delivered by one of the worlds most exciting historians who spins a grand narrative full of character and story. 4 maps. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Salvador more books like this by Joan Didion add to wishlist Joan Didion spent two weeks in El Salvador in 1982, and used her observations and interviews as the basis for this bleak, vivid, and macabre portrait of the country in the grip of civil war. As she describes what it's like there for the average person who is simply struggling to live a normal life in the midst of chaos, Didion captures the mood of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.51! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	New Archaeology and the Ancient Maya more books like this by Jeremy A Sabloff add to wishlist Using high-tech equipment, chemical analyses and sampling strategies, archaeologists are learning more about how and why cultures change. Using the study of the Maya as a test case, this book shows how the transformation of archaeology has brought new understanding of past civilizations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.99! \| first editions
23 view cover	Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala more books like this by Stephen Schlesinger, Stephen Kinzer add to wishlist Bitter Fruit is a comprehensive and insightful account of the CIA operation to overthrow the democratically elected government of Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala in 1954. First published in 1982, this book has become a classic, a textbook case of the relationship between the United States and the Third World. The authors make extensive use of U.S. ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $18.44! \| SVS
24 view cover	Chocolate: Pathway to the Gods more books like this by Meredith L Dreiss, Sharon Edgar Greenhill add to wishlist Chocolate: Pathway to the Gods takes readers on a journey through 3,000 years of the history of chocolate. It is a trip filled with surprises. And it is a beautifully illustrated tour, featuring 132 vibrant color photographs and a captivating sixty-minute DVD documentary. Along the way, readers learn about the mystical allure of chocolate for the ... see all copies from $12.32! new only from $18.85! \| SVS
25 view cover	Panama Fever: The Epic Story of One of the Greatest Human Achievements of All Time-- The Building of the Panama Canal more books like this by Dr. Matthew Parker add to wishlist A tale of exploration, conquest, money, politics, and medicine, "Panama Fever" charts the challenges that marked the long, labyrinthine road to the building of one of the greatest engineering feats in human history. see all copies from $5.42! new only from $7.18! \| first editions \| SVS

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