The Hispanic-American Almanac: A Reference Work on Hispanics in the United States"The editors have taken a series of complex issues and presented them in a readable, interesting book that students might actually read!" New Edition This updated source describes all major aspects of the culture and civilization of Hispanic Americans living in the United States. Chapters cover such topics as: The format of each chapter varies, based on the subject being discussed. Overall, the text is narrative, augmented by approximately 450 photographs, maps and charts. A bibliography has been included at the end of each chapter to facilitate further research. Features of the Almanac include a glossary and a keyword index. |
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... born on March 26 , 1904 , in El Seco , Coahuila , Mexico . One of the most important figures of Mexi- can cinema , he was born to a Spanish - Mexican father and Indian mother ( hence the nickname El Indio ) . At 19 , he took part in the ...
... Born in Argentina on May 7 , 1930 , Abel graduated from the medical school of the University of Buenos Aires in 1957. He began his career at the Children's Hospital in Buenos Aires , but by 1959 had moved to Providence , Rhode Island ...
... Born in San José , Costa Rica , Hernández received his B.S. degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1958 and his Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the University of Rochester in 1962. From 1961 to 1969 , he worked as a physicist at ...
Contents
Beyond Orthodoxy | 383 |
Literature | 597 |
Outstanding Figures in Hispanic Theater 529 | 734 |
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