Latino Americans by Ray Suarez
Chronicling the rich and varied history of Latinos in the United States, this companion to the PBS documentary miniseriesvividly and candidly tells how the story of Latino Americans is the story of our country.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.
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 others-individuals 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.
Suarez, Ray: -
Ray Suarez is a senior correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. He came to the NewsHour from NPR's Talk of the Nation, and prior to that he spent seven years covering local, national, and international news for an NBC affiliate in Chicago.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780451238146 |
| ISBN 10 | 0451238141 |
| Title | Latino Americans |
| Author | Ray Suarez |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2013-09-03 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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