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1	Modern Latin America more books like this by Professor Thomas E Skidmore, Peter H Smith add to wishlist This interpretive history of Latin America has been brought up to date in all areas, including the ongoing war against international drug trafficking, the difficulties and promises of NAFTA, the increasing trend toward democratic and pluralist politics, and the large-scale immigration of Latin Americans into the United States. As in earlier ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux more books like this by John Gneisenau Neihardt add to wishlist This is the autobiography of Black Elk, a Lakota Indian fighting for freedom at the end of the 19th century, as told to author John G. Neihardt. While his tale glows with eyewitness accounts of historic events and Lakota Sioux customs, the heart of the book is Black Elk's soulful visions of a better future for his people and, by extension, for all ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.98! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Discovering the Inca Ice Maiden more books like this by Johan Reinhard add to wishlist On September 8 1995, while climbing a snow c overed volcano in Peru, Reinhard and his Peruvian assistant came across a frozen mummy, incredibly preserved from the ti me of the Inca Empire. Now he reveals the story behind the I nca Ice Maiden. ' see all copies from $4.17! new only from $14.98! \| signed copies
4	The Conquest of New Spain more books like this by Bernal Diaz, Bernal Diaz Del Castillo, John M Cohen (Introduction by) add to wishlist Vivid, powerful and absorbing, this is a first-person account of one of the most startling military episodes in history: the overthrow of Montezuma's doomed Aztec Empire by the ruthless Hernan Cortes and his band of adventurers. Bernal Diaz del Castillo, himself a soldier under Cortes, presents a fascinatingly detailed description of the Spanish ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.55! \| first editions \| SVS
5	America B.C. : ancient settlers in the New World more books like this by Barry Fell add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $79.54! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	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
7	Africa and Africans in the Making of the Atlantic World, 1400-1800 more books like this by John Thornton, Edmund Burke, III (Editor), Philip D Curtin (Editor) add to wishlist This book explores Africa's involvement in the Atlantic world from the fifteenth century to the eighteenth century. It focuses especially on the causes and consequences of the slave trade, in Africa, in Europe, and in the New World. African institutions, political events, and economic structures shaped Africa's voluntary involvement in the ... see all copies from $10.04! new only from $16.20! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Lost City of the Incas more books like this by Hiram Bingham, Jr. add to wishlist In 1911 Hiram Bingham, a pre-historian with a love of exotic destinations, set out to Peru in search of the legendary city of Vilcabamba, capital city of the last Inca ruler, Manco Inca. With a combination of doggedness and good fortune he stumbled on the perfectly preserved ruins of Machu Picchu perched on a cloud-capped ledge 2000 ft above the ... see all copies from $2.49! new only from $7.45! \| first editions \| SVS
9	A History of Latin America more books like this by Benjamin Keen add to wishlist This best-selling text for introductory Latin American history courses, A History of Latin America, encompasses political and diplomatic theory, class structure and economic organization, culture and religion, and the environment. The integrating framework is the dependency theory, the most popular interpretation of Latin American history, which ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $47.52!
10	Bruchko more books like this by Bruce R Olson add to wishlist What happens when a nineteen-year-old boy and heads into the jungles to evangelize a murderous tribe of South American Indians? For Bruce Olson it meant capture and torture, but what he discovered revolutionized the world of missions. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
11	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
12 view cover	A Concise History of Brazil more books like this by Boris Fausto add to wishlist A Concise History of Brazil covers almost 500 years of Brazilian history, from the arrival of the Portuguese in the New World to the political events that defined the recent transition from an authoritarian to a democratic political regime. Brazilian territorial unity and national identity were forged throughout the nineteenth century, after the ... see all copies from $3.78! new only from $9.82! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	When the Mississippi Ran Backwards: Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and the New Madrid Earthquakes more books like this by Jay Feldman add to wishlist Feldman chronicles how the most powerful series of earthquakes in American history reversed the flow of the Mississippi River, uncovered a seamy murder, and altered the course of the War of 1812. Line drawings throughout. of photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Red, White, and Black: The Peoples of Early North America more books like this by Gary B Nash add to wishlist For courses in Colonial and Revolutionary American History. Written by highly acclaimed historian Gary B. Nash, this text presents an interpretive account of the interactions between Native Americans, African Americans, and Euroamericans during the colonial and revolutionary eras. It reveals the crucial interconnections between North America's ... see all copies* from $1.99! new only from $34.00!
15 view cover	Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence more books like this by Professor Benson J Lossing add to wishlist While most children grasp the importance of America's Declaration of Independence, few experience the lives of its multifarious signatories. Few read of the trials & tribulations of those who risked their "lives, fortunes & sacred honor" for the liberty we dearly cherish. "Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence", originally ... see all copies from $4.93! new only from $38.58! \| first editions
16 view cover	General Lee's Army: From Victory to Collapse more books like this by Joseph T Glatthaar add to wishlist Historian Glatthaar draws on a vast range of sources to rewrite the history of the US Civil War's most important army and, indeed, of the war itself. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Great Journey: The Peopling of Ancient America more books like this by Brian M Fagan add to wishlist How, where, when, and why did human beings take the first steps in their journey to populate North America? First published in 1987, The Great Journey tells the story of Brian Fagan's search for the first Americans - one of archaeology's great controversies. An enhanced edition of this dramatic narrative and real-life mystery follows the trail of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Images of the Past more books like this by T Douglas Price add to wishlist This well illustrated, site-by-site survey of prehistory captures the popular interest, excitement, and visual splendor of archaeology as it provides insight into current research, innovative interpretations, and important theoretical themes in the field. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $65.09! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Admiral of the ocean sea; a life of Christopher Columbus more books like this by Samuel Eliot Morison add to wishlist The naval historian Eliot Morison sailed on Columbus' route to the New World before beginning to write about his life. The result of this expedition is this biography of Christopher Columbus. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.46! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Through Gates of Splendor more books like this by Elisabeth Elliot add to wishlist After several preliminary overtures of friendship, five young missionary men set out on a crucial January day in 1956 for a meeting with the Auca tribesmen who had reacted with apparent tolerance to earlier gifts and messages. This is the poignant story of their martyrdom told by the widow of one of the slain members of the group. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Death Without Weeping: Violence of Everyday Life in Brazil more books like this by Nancy Scheper-Hughes add to wishlist When lives are dominated by hunger, what becomes of love? When assaulted by daily acts of violence and untimely death, what happens to trust? Set in the lands of Northeast Brazil, this is an account of the everyday experience of scarcity, sickness and death that centres on the lives of the women and children of a hillside "favela". Bringing her ... see all copies from $6.50! new only from $19.47! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Voyage of the Beagle more books like this by Professor Charles Darwin add to wishlist Inviting in its lavish detail, this is Darwin's fascinating account of his five-year journey aboard the Royal Navy ship HMS Beagle (1831-1836) as it surveyed the coasts of South America, New Zealand, Australia, and the now famous Galapagos Archipelago. One of the most important voyages of the 19th century, this is where Darwin made the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	American Holocaust: Columbus and the Conquest of the New World more books like this by David E Stannard add to wishlist For four hundred years--from the first Spanish assaults against the Arawak people of Hispaniola in the 1490s to the US Army's massacre of Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee in the 1890s--the indigenous inhabitants of North and South America endured an unending firestorm of violence. During that time the native population of the Western Hemisphere ... see all copies from $7.80! new only from $18.18! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Little School: Tales of Disappearance and Survival more books like this by Alicia Partnoy, Raquel Partnoy (Illustrator), Lois Athey (Translator) add to wishlist One of Argentina's 30,000 "disappeared", Alicia Partnoy was abducted from her home by secret police and taken to a concentration camp where she was tortured, and where most of the other prisoners were killed. Smuggled out and published anonymously, THE LITTLE SCHOOL is Partnoy's memoir of her disappearance and imprisonment. see all copies from $4.10! new only from $10.16! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Americas: The Changing Face of Latin America and the Caribbean more books like this by Peter Winn add to wishlist This is a history of contemporary Latin America and the Caribbean. From Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, from Cuba to Trinidad and Tobago, this book analyzes the historical, demographic, political, social, cultural, religious and economic trends in the region. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.00! \| first editions \| SVS

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