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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... Canal with or without locks from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean , to and across the territory of Colombia , such canal to be of sufficient depth and capacity for vessels of the largest tonnage and greatest draft now en- gaged in ...
... Canal including Panama and Colon as places of anchorage , in order to make repairs for loading , unloading , depositing , or transshipping cargoes ei- ther in transit or destined for the service of the Canal and other works . Any ...
... Canal fame , momentarily diverted attention to Panama . More important than the loca- tion was a round of jingoism it ignited that demanded a U.S. - controlled canal . Writing in The Nation in 1881 , John A. Kasson warned that U.S. ...
Contents
Beyond Orthodoxy | 383 |
Literature | 597 |
Outstanding Figures in Hispanic Theater 529 | 734 |
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