Publisher Description
As the largest minority in the country, Latino Americans make up an integral part of American history and continue to make major social, cultural, and political contributions. Latino Americans shares their story, revealing the personal struggles and successes of immigrants, poets, soldiers, and others who have made an impact on history. Author and acclaimed journalist Ray Suarez explores the lives of Latino American men and women across 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.
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“This companion book for the PBS
series of the same name also stands on its own as a source of valuable
information about this large, and growing, group of Americans. The author also
serves as narrator, and he does a terrific job. Suarez, a news broadcaster, has
excellent diction, and he varies his pitch and tone to make the book flow. His
voice has a hint of a Hispanic accent, but what really comes through is a large
dollop of New York. That’s not a bad thing; in fact, it lends credibility to
Suarez’s efforts and makes his story sound grounded and real. In the end,
Suarez succeeds in his stated goal of getting listeners to think differently
about this country and to appreciate the Latino contributions to our history.”—
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