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LATINO AMERICANS
By: Ray Suarez
The 500-Year Legacy That Shaped a Nation
Celebra
January 2013
On Sale: January 5, 2013
272 pages
ISBN: 0451238141
EAN: 9780451238146
Paperback
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Non-Fiction
THE COMPANION BOOK TO THE PBS DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Latino Americans chronicles the rich and varied history of Latinos, who have helped shaped our nation and have become, with more than fifty million people, the largest minority in the United States. This companion to the landmark PBS miniseries vividly and candidly tells how the story of Latino Americans is the story of our country.
Author and acclaimed journalist Ray Suarez explores the lives of Latino American men and women over a five-hundred-year span, encompassing an epic range of experiences from the early European settlements to Manifest Destiny; the Wild West to the Cold War; the Great Depression to globalization; and the Spanish-American War to the civil rights movement.
Latino Americans shares the personal struggles and successes of immigrants, poets, soldiers, and many othersβindividuals who have made an impact on history, as well as those whose extraordinary lives shed light on the times in which they lived, and the legacy of this incredible American people.
 Media BuzzPBS News Hour - September 13, 2013
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