Latin America category: 3090 books

In this illuminating study, Gelien Matthews demonstrates how slave rebellions in the British West Indies influenced the tactics of abolitionists in England and how the rhetoric and actions of the abolitionists emboldened slaves. Moving between the world of the British Parliament and the realm of Caribbean...

8 Men and a Duck charts the hilarious and unnerving Pacific voyage as it rolls between waves of high drama and high farce: from the five-day launch off a Chilean beach, to the bungled phone call that triggered a naval rescue alert, to the sad fate of Pedro the duck, to the constant race against the...

20 Romantic Couples Getaways, Lovers’ Dream Vacations is a travel collection of imaginative, extravagant and fanciful accommodations with color photos for special occasions; including Valentine’s Day, anniversary, birthday, vacation or any need for rejuvenation and relaxation. Locations will ensconce you in Canada, America, Europe, Mexico, Hawaii, The Bahamas and the Caribbean.

Het aes triplex (drievoudig koper) waarmede de dichter der oudheid het hart van den eersten zeevaarder ompantserd achtte, schijnt nog slechts een onvoldoende bescherming, vergeleken bij de wapenrusting, waarmede zich de eerste conquistadores wel mochten hebben omgord, toen zij het waagden, zich blindelings...

  Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Mendoza, Argentina. Mendoza is a city in western Argentina, in the desert Cuyo region. Mendoza is the center of the Argentinian wine industry, for which it is world renowned. It is also near the Aconcagua, the highest mountain...

18000+ Dutch - Spanish Spanish - Dutch Vocabulary" - is a list of more than 18000 words translated from Dutch to Spanish, as well as translated from Spanish to Dutch. Easy to use- great for tourists and Dutch speakers interested in learning Spanish. As well as Spanish speakers interested in learning Dutch.

The Comparative Vocabulary Study Guide, Spanish to English, highlights over 7,500 selected Spanish words that have either the same spelling and meaning as their English counterparts or contain easily recognizable English meanings.This guide jump-starts the student into a knowledge of Spanish or English,...

Patricia Woodard had always wanted to live and work in a foreign country, but the dream seemed to be elusive. Then in the summer of 1975 while she was teaching summer school in her hometown of Whiteville, North Carolina, she received a telegram offering her a teaching position in Bogot, Colombia....

Out of the past the pirate emerges as a romantic, even at times heroic, figure. This ultimate status, despite heinous crimes, cannot altogether be denied to the pirate.     This collection of classic pirates stories includes those by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and other legendary scribes.

The “American Dream” means many things to many people, but in general it can be said that it connects the idea of freedom to the opportunity for prosperity and upward social mobility. Sandra L. Hanson and John K. White have joined together with a group of social scientists to explore the attitudes,...

You don't have to like beans on toast or any other kind of beans to enjoy this adventure. And your parents will enjoy their morning cup of coffee more when you take them to this amazing place. So come with us to explore the most curious sandpit in the world full of little wriggly... But why don't...

The Mountains and Hidden Places of Machu Picchu Do you want to know if climbing the mountains at Machu Picchu is worth it? Wondering how much time to plan for your visit and if you should sleep over at Machu Picchu? Wondering how exactly to get to the ruins, what train to take and where? Want...

NEW AND UPDATED VERSION 21st February 2014What does someone do after putting their whole life up for sale on eBay, then travelling the world for two years with a list of 100 lifetime goals and a challenging timeframe of 100 weeks, and finally selling the rights for the whole amazing story to...

When the author's husband, a civil engineer, told her they were going to Guyana. she replied: "Wonderful. I've always wanted to go to Africa", a self-critical comment she quotes to indicate how little is known about the country She spent two years there in Georgetown on the narrow...