Thirty Million Strong: Reclaiming the Hispanic Image in American CultureMany Americans are taught that the first people to "settle" North America were the English colonists in Jamestown, Virginia. On the contrary, Hispanic peoples developed a culture and civilization in North America that predated the English by centuries. In this controversial and lively book, Nicolas Kanellos chronicles and analyzes the changing images of Hispanics in the United States from the age of exploration and conquest to the present, reclaiming the Hispanic heritage in American culture. Part history, part manifesto, this book challenges our notions of the Hispanic peoples, giving us a perspective into the great contributions this group has made to American society. |
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Page 75
... citizens of the United States , so it was ulti- mately decided to incorporate only the more sparsely popu- lated areas and use the Rio Grande and Gila Rivers as national boundaries . As Representative Edward C. Cabell of Florida stated ...
... citizens of the United States , so it was ulti- mately decided to incorporate only the more sparsely popu- lated areas and use the Rio Grande and Gila Rivers as national boundaries . As Representative Edward C. Cabell of Florida stated ...
Page 90
... citizens and legislators was considerable . Typical of the statements in opposition to New Mexican statehood were Florida Senator James D. Westcott's , who did not want to be " compelled to receive not merely the white citizens of ...
... citizens and legislators was considerable . Typical of the statements in opposition to New Mexican statehood were Florida Senator James D. Westcott's , who did not want to be " compelled to receive not merely the white citizens of ...
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... citizens began moving into factory work and service indus- tries in New York and environs . In particular , the rise and fall in the history of the coffee and sugar industries , along with the modernization of the sugar industry through ...
... citizens began moving into factory work and service indus- tries in New York and environs . In particular , the rise and fall in the history of the coffee and sugar industries , along with the modernization of the sugar industry through ...
Contents
The Black Legend | 47 |
Manifest Destiny | 61 |
Immigration Policy | 101 |
Copyright | |
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