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El Norte : the epic and forgotten story of Hispanic North America, Carrie Gibson

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"Because of our shared English language, as well as the celebrated origin tales of the Mayflower and the rebellion of the British colonies, the United States has prized its Anglo heritage above all others. However, as Carrie Gibson explains with great depth and clarity in El Norte, the nation has much older Spanish roots--ones that have long been unacknowledged or marginalized. The Hispanic past of the United States predates the arrival of the Pilgrims by a century, and has been every bit as important in shaping the nation as it exists today. El Norte chronicles the sweeping and dramatic history of Hispanic North America from the arrival of the Spanish in the early 16th century to the present--from Ponce de Leon's initial landing in Florida in 1513 to Spanish control of the vast Louisiana territory in 1762 to the Mexican-American War in 1846 and up to the more recent tragedy of post-hurricane Puerto Rico and the ongoing border acrimony with Mexico. Interwoven in this stirring narrative of events and people are cultural issues that have been there from the start but which are unresolved to this day: language, belonging, community, race, and nationality. Seeing them play out over centuries provides vital perspective at a time when it is urgently needed. In 1883, Walt Whitman meditated on his country's Spanish past: 'We Americans have yet to really learn our own antecedents, and sort them, to unify them,' predicting that 'to that composite American identity of the future, Spanish character will supply some of the most needed parts.' That future is here, and El Norte, a stirring and eventful history in its own right, will make a powerful impact on our national understanding"--
Language
eng
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Publication
Edition
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Extent
xvi, 560 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Contents
  • Introduction: Nogales, Arizona
  • Santa Elena, South Carolina, ca. 1492-1550
  • St. Johns River, Florida, ca. 1550-1700
  • Alcade, New Mexico, ca. 1540-1720
  • Fort Mose, Florida, ca. 1600-1760
  • New Madrid, Missouri, ca. 1760-90
  • Nootka Sound, Canada, ca. 1760s-1789
  • New Orleans, Louisiana, ca. 1790-1804
  • Sabine River, ca. 1804-23
  • San Antonio de Béxar, Texas, ca. 1820-48
  • Mesilla, New Mexico, ca. 1850-77
  • Ybor City, Florida, ca. 1870-98
  • Del Rio, Texas, ca. 1910-40
  • New York, ca. 1920s-60s
  • Los Angeles, California, ca. 1920s-70s
  • Miami, Florida, ca. 1960-80
  • Tucson, Arizona, ca. 1994-2018
  • Epilogue: Dalton, Georgia, 2014
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9780802127020
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El Norte : the epic and forgotten story of Hispanic North America
Title
El Norte
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the epic and forgotten story of Hispanic North America
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Carrie Gibson
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Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"Because of our shared English language, as well as the celebrated origin tales of the Mayflower and the rebellion of the British colonies, the United States has prized its Anglo heritage above all others. However, as Carrie Gibson explains with great depth and clarity in El Norte, the nation has much older Spanish roots--ones that have long been unacknowledged or marginalized. The Hispanic past of the United States predates the arrival of the Pilgrims by a century, and has been every bit as important in shaping the nation as it exists today. El Norte chronicles the sweeping and dramatic history of Hispanic North America from the arrival of the Spanish in the early 16th century to the present--from Ponce de Leon's initial landing in Florida in 1513 to Spanish control of the vast Louisiana territory in 1762 to the Mexican-American War in 1846 and up to the more recent tragedy of post-hurricane Puerto Rico and the ongoing border acrimony with Mexico. Interwoven in this stirring narrative of events and people are cultural issues that have been there from the start but which are unresolved to this day: language, belonging, community, race, and nationality. Seeing them play out over centuries provides vital perspective at a time when it is urgently needed. In 1883, Walt Whitman meditated on his country's Spanish past: 'We Americans have yet to really learn our own antecedents, and sort them, to unify them,' predicting that 'to that composite American identity of the future, Spanish character will supply some of the most needed parts.' That future is here, and El Norte, a stirring and eventful history in its own right, will make a powerful impact on our national understanding"--
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10759193
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1976-
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Gibson, Carrie
Dewey number
327.7308
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
E40
LC item number
.G53 2019
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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  • North America
  • Spaniards
  • Hispanic Americans
  • Spain
  • United States
  • United States
  • United States
  • Latin America
  • Civilization
  • Civilization
  • Hispanic Americans
  • International relations
  • Spaniards
  • Spanish colonies
  • America
  • Latin America
  • North America
  • United States
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the epic and forgotten story of Hispanic North America
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El Norte : the epic and forgotten story of Hispanic North America, Carrie Gibson
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Publication
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contents
Introduction: Nogales, Arizona -- Santa Elena, South Carolina, ca. 1492-1550 -- St. Johns River, Florida, ca. 1550-1700 -- Alcade, New Mexico, ca. 1540-1720 -- Fort Mose, Florida, ca. 1600-1760 -- New Madrid, Missouri, ca. 1760-90 -- Nootka Sound, Canada, ca. 1760s-1789 -- New Orleans, Louisiana, ca. 1790-1804 -- Sabine River, ca. 1804-23 -- San Antonio de Béxar, Texas, ca. 1820-48 -- Mesilla, New Mexico, ca. 1850-77 -- Ybor City, Florida, ca. 1870-98 -- Del Rio, Texas, ca. 1910-40 -- New York, ca. 1920s-60s -- Los Angeles, California, ca. 1920s-70s -- Miami, Florida, ca. 1960-80 -- Tucson, Arizona, ca. 1994-2018 -- Epilogue: Dalton, Georgia, 2014
Control code
on1042117697
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Extent
xvi, 560 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780802127020
Lccn
2018047036
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color), maps :
System control number
(OCoLC)1042117697
Label
El Norte : the epic and forgotten story of Hispanic North America, Carrie Gibson
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: Nogales, Arizona -- Santa Elena, South Carolina, ca. 1492-1550 -- St. Johns River, Florida, ca. 1550-1700 -- Alcade, New Mexico, ca. 1540-1720 -- Fort Mose, Florida, ca. 1600-1760 -- New Madrid, Missouri, ca. 1760-90 -- Nootka Sound, Canada, ca. 1760s-1789 -- New Orleans, Louisiana, ca. 1790-1804 -- Sabine River, ca. 1804-23 -- San Antonio de Béxar, Texas, ca. 1820-48 -- Mesilla, New Mexico, ca. 1850-77 -- Ybor City, Florida, ca. 1870-98 -- Del Rio, Texas, ca. 1910-40 -- New York, ca. 1920s-60s -- Los Angeles, California, ca. 1920s-70s -- Miami, Florida, ca. 1960-80 -- Tucson, Arizona, ca. 1994-2018 -- Epilogue: Dalton, Georgia, 2014
Control code
on1042117697
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Extent
xvi, 560 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780802127020
Lccn
2018047036
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color), maps :
System control number
(OCoLC)1042117697

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