Porfirio Díaz

Morales' "Historia de las islas Marianas" seems to predate Le Gobien's "Historie des isles Marianes" and was probably used as the basis for Le Gobien's work. Le Gobien attributed some of the investigative work for his book to Morales but the editor makes the case that the opposite was true

Kukum cuenta la historia de Almanda, bisabuela del autor, que enamorada de un joven innu de Quebec, adoptará con entusiasmo su forma de vida nómada: la existencia libre en el bosque de acuerdo a los ciclos de la naturaleza. Se convertirá en una auténtica innu aunque siempre conservará el hábito de la lectura, rompiendo así las barreras impuestas a las mujeres indígenas. En la madurez, tendrá que enfrentarse a la pérdida de sus tierras, el encierro en las reservas y la violencia de los internados, todo ello en nombre del progreso. Contado en un tono intimista, el relato de Almanda,...

The history of Puerto Ricans in the so-called "Babel of Steel" dates back more than a century. Through hundreds of images of the "pioneers"-those Puerto Rican migrants who established themselves in New York City between the 1890s and the end of World War II-we capture a glimpse of their daily lives and of their individual and collective stories. This rich collection of images from the Archives of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College helps to examine the history of the Puerto Rican community at a time when it was spreading its roots in New York City's social, political,...

Is it possible to create an enjoyable and mysterious history of literature? Every author—novelist, philosopher, poet, or essayist—has any enigma to offer or reveal, either about their lives or about their works. For instance, do we know exactly where Cervantes was born? Are we sure that Conan Doyle was not a murderer? Why did Comte decide to create his own religion? Did Jose Cadalso exhume his girlfriend's corpse? Was Corneille Moiré's ghostwriter? Was Berbiguier harassed by imps? Maybe Jules Verne did belong to a secret society. Have any works been inspired by dreams—or by insanity?...