Showing titles in Caribbean & West Indies

Eric was skeptical of the white man who entered his store. His antennas instantly shot up; his brain screamed cop! Rachel, standing close by, shared the same sentiment. She watched the man like a hawk, wondering what he wanted from the business place. The man approached the counter and asked for some weed. Eric and Rachel exchanged wary glances, their looks indicating they were right after all. He was surely a cop. Eric’s worker behind the counter looked his way, his gaze questioning whether he should serve the man. The man caught the exchange and quickly indicated that he was not a cop, ...

Haïti : L’histoire qu’on vous a cachée est bien plus qu’un livre d’histoire : c’est une plongée vibrante au cœur d’un passé volontairement occulté. De Makandal à Bois Caïman, de Toussaint Louverture à Dessalines, l’ouvrage dévoile les pages invisibles de la première révolution noire victorieuse du monde. Derrière les récits officiels tronqués et les mythes imposés par les colonisateurs, il révèle la vérité brute : celle d’un peuple enchaîné qui, animé par une foi inébranlable en la liberté, fit trembler les empires et redessina le destin de ...

There are few international relationships as intimate, as passionate - and as dysfunctional - as that of the United States and Cuba. In The Cuba Wars, Cuba expert Daniel Erikson draws on extensive visits and conversations with both Cuban government officials and opposition leaders - plus key players in Washington and Florida - to offer an unmatched portrait of a small country with outsized importance to Americans and American policy.

A morning of mist. A single foot on sand. On 12 October 1492, a navigator who thought he’d found Asia set a map tilted on its axis. Two worlds met without a common language. The encounter that began with curiosity—gifts, glances, traded food—unfolded into an exchange that remade ecosystems, empires, and memory. Nothing about that shoreline was tidy. This short, sharp history follows that day as an origin story and a warning. It moves from decks slick with salt to the quiet rooms of archives, from Taino canoes to Spanish logs, asking when discovery becomes dominion and how the first ...

Through the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, it was a fact universally acknowledged that any man in want of a great fortune ought to find himself a Caribbean heiress. Their assets, the product of the exploitation of enslaved African men, women, and children, enabled them to marry into the top tiers of the aristocracy and influence society and politics. They fell in love (not always with their husbands), eloped, divorced, squandered fortunes, commissioned art, threw parties, went mad and (in once case) faked a daughter's death.

Ernesto Guevara es un personaje misterioso, no simple, tiene muchas facetas. Para entenderlo mejor, tienes que meterte de lleno en su época y en la historia de los países que le tocó vivir. Como las otras biografías psicológicas de Tamara López, esta nueva y alucinante Biografía del Che Guevara es un libro para quien busca acercarse al ser humano más allá de las historias ya contadas y de los estereotipos, para quien se anima a explorar el laberinto de la mente humana sin miedo a encontrar monstruos —o quizás, a descubrirse en ellos—.

Because of the way pirates are portrayed in the movies or on tv, we often think of them as colorful characters. In reality pirates were criminals, many of them were vicious and violent and caused fear over the oceans of the world, at the mention of their name. The definition of piracy is an act of violence and robbery at sea. The image of an eye patch wearing, rum drinking guy with a hook hand or a peg leg is a real image of many pirates. Pirates were initially found in the straits of the Mediterranean and the English channel. Their victims were easy to find because they were traveling ...

Este libro constituye una corrección crucial y poderosa a la historia, a menudo tergiversada, de la Revolución Haitiana. Durante demasiado tiempo, la narrativa que rodea la lucha de Haití por la libertad ha sido elaborada por los mismos colonizadores que fueron derrocados por la población esclavizada—aquellos que falsamente se representaron a sí mismos como invencibles. En realidad, la Revolución Haitiana no solo abolió la esclavitud en Haití, sino que también demostró al mundo que las potencias coloniales podían, de hecho, ser derrotadas. Una de las principales revelaciones de...

A man of peace. A vengeful dictator. A priceless gift from America. Held 1,431 days in horrendous conditions, Feliberto Pereira endured for the day freedom would arrive - a morning flight from Cuba to Miami, part of the largest airborne rescue of its kind in U.S. history. On his journey to freedom, hope replaced despair, and for thousands of people this man would meet, life would never be the same. The inspiring story of a modern good samaritan.

The 16th and 17th centuries saw the emergence of a new threat to government and organized society. Privateers and pirates raided along the coast of powerful countries and were, at times, at war with England, France, and Spain. They developed their own system of rules, a code of morality, and a very rough form of government. Pirates were eventually able to organize behind a captain who eventually would become like a governor with judicial power over all the pirates and control over settlements taken by the pirates in raids.

"Empowering Puerto Rico" by Sage Ellison is a crucial guide for anyone seeking to contribute to Puerto Rico's journey toward self-determination and community resilience. The book addresses the pressing challenges faced by those looking to support Puerto Rico's independence movement while providing practical strategies to engage effectively. Ellison outlines a roadmap to understanding Puerto Rico's complex history and current political landscape, enabling listeners to identify avenues for empowerment through community initiatives.

Cuba occupies a place of undisputed fascination in the American psyche. Despite its proximity to America, this island nation remains a mystery to most Americans. Few Americans have traveled to Havana, and still fewer have traveled deeper into this isolated country. Chris Messner, a photographer, is one of the few Americans who have been able to travel extensively throughout this island.

Descubra el legado de la revolución haitianaEnthralling History ofrece una inmersión en la agitada revolución que cambió el mundo. Descubra el espíritu ardiente de una nación forjada por la rebelión y conozca los héroes que lideraron la marcha hacia la libertad. En este libro descubrirá: Sociedad desvelada: Comprenda la mezcla única de influencias africanas, europeas e indígenas que dieron forma a Santo Domingo. De la rebelión a la independencia: Rastree los orígenes y la trayectoria explosiva de la revuelta de esclavos que desafió a todo un imperio. Raíces culturales y ...

A historical adventure book set in the Caribbean Sea during the late 17th century. Set amidst the tempestuous waves of the Caribbean, "Betrayal on the Spanish Seas" plunges readers into a world of naval warfare, daring escapades, and unexpected romance. As the iconic Spanish galleon Santa Maria faces the audacious attack of the English ship Venture, commanded by the fearless pirate Sam Chartres, the line between enemy and ally blurs, igniting passion in the midst of chaos. The story begins aboard the Santa Maria as it is ruthlessly assailed by Captain Sam Chartres, a rogue pirate whose ...

Author Lee Johnson describes Mixing Memory and Desire: How History Shaped the Foods of the Caribbean as ‘a food book with a large side dish of history.’ It is not a cookbook – there are no recipes – or a forbidding history text filled with events and dates, but a primer for all listeners of how the Caribbean’s turbulent history led to its distinctive cuisine. It is told in an entertaining and listenable style, infused with appropriate poetic and song lyric extracts, and garnished with exquisite line drawings executed by the author.

La guerra hispano-estadounidense en realidad solo duró unas diez semanas (la preparación y la decisión de ir a la guerra tomaron más tiempo que la guerra misma), pero no se firmó un tratado de paz hasta diciembre de 1898.

Journey into the heart of Puerto Rico's extraordinary history in "Boricua! The History and Future of Puerto Rico," by Donald Elton. From the rich, often overlooked story of the indigenous Taíno civilization, through the brutal conquest by Spain and complex dynamics with the United States, this riveting book paints a nuanced portrait of a people whose identity has been shaped by resilience and resistance.

In the 1950s, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) secretly planned, supported, and funded two coups: one in Guatemala and one in Iran. This was the height of the Cold War, and both deposed governments were suspected of leaning to the left and favoring closer ties with the Soviet Union, while the regimes that replaced them were more inclined to look favorably on the United States.

La storia politica di Cuba è sempre stata molto travagliata. La figura centrale e più controversa della sua storia recente è stata senza dubbio quella di Fidel Castro, il "lider maximo" che ne è stato primo ministro e poi Presidente del Consiglio di Stato.

It was Marcus Mosiah Garvey, a Jamaican National hero, who penned the following quote: “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture are like trees without roots. If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. Liberate the minds of men and ultimately you will liberate the bodies of men.” The writer in his quest to capitalize on these words penned this historic journey, a journey aimed at taking the reader along the most vivid trajectory which unveils the heart wrenching experiences in which our forefathers were enslaved.