South America

A Petroleum Republic -- Venezuela To 1600 -- The Colonial Era (to 1810) -- Movements Toward Independence (1810-1830) -- The Age Of Caudillismo (1830-1898) -...

In 1857, Captain William Lewis Herndon sacrificed his life trying to save 600 passengers and crew when his ship foundered in a hurricane off the Carolina ...

Translated And Edited By Robert F. Mcnerney, Jr. Abridged Translation Of Memorias Del General Daniel Florencio O'leary, V. 27-28: Narración. Includes Bibli...

From the moment he was shot down to the final whistle, Jimmy James' one aim as a POW of the Germans was to escape.The movie, The Great Escape, describes his...

Now re-releasing as a part of the Lives of Faith series, the story of Jim Elliot’s life and martyrdom is one of the great missionary stories of modern tim...

After Stumbling Upon A Hidden Trove Of Diaries, New Yorker Writer David Grann Set Out To Solve The Greatest Exploration Mystery Of The Twentieth Century: Wh...

Formerly the viceregal capital of Spain's vast South American empire, Lima is today a sprawling metropolis struggling to cope with a population of eight mil...

The Darkest Jungle Tells The Story Of America's First Ship Canal Exploration Across A Narrow Piece Of Land In Central America Called The Darien, A Place Tha...

With the sudden Argentine invasion of the remote Falkland Islands on 2 April 1982 the United Kingdom found itself at war. Due to the resolve of a determined...

In Francisco Pizarro and His Brothers, Rafael Varón Gabai breaks fresh ground in his reconstruction of the Pizarros’ conquest as a new form of busi...

A masterpiece of narrative nonfiction, this blockbuster adventure takes listeners on a gripping journey into the Amazon.After stumbling upon a hidden trove...

Reding's Account Of The Ten Months [in 1995] He Spent In Middle Cisnes, Patagonia, Is A Riveting, Novelistic Exploration Of The Longing For Change By A Peop...

Extremely Influential Cultural Analysis By Uruguayan Author Published Posthumously In 1984. Chasteen's Very Good English Translation Includes Entire Text Wi...

In August 1960 the publication of Quarto de Despejo (Child of the Dark) created a sensation in Brazil—and in the rest of the world—as it appeared in tr...

William Rowe And Vivian Schelling. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: Business & Money EconomicsEnvironmental Economics