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En el siglo XVIII, durante la época colonial, aparecieron en territorio latinoamericano los primeros tres periódicos: La Gaceta de México y Noticias de Nueva España, en México, en enero de 1722; Gazeta de Guathemala, en Guatemala, el 1 de noviembre de 1729 y El Papel de La Havana, en Cuba, el 24 de octubre de 1790. En el siguiente siglo el periodismo se extendería al resto de los países de América Latina con contenido fundamentalmente político durante los primeros años en defensa o en contra de los conquistadores extranjeros. Consolidada la independencia, muchos se convirtieron en...

Deportation Theater reveals how immigration politics is engineered spectacle, deliberately manufacturing racism to divide workers, suppress wages, and expand State power - serving a multi-racial billionaire elite - the SWARM - while preventing genuine working-class unity.

En el socialismo del siglo XXI ocurre como en la película de Pedro Infante, donde la vida no vale nada. En consecuencia, quienes constitucionalmente están obligados a velar por la vida de las personas, son los principales asesinos. Se puede morir en una cola bancaria esperando el pago de la miserable pensión del seguro social, en el hospital por falta de insumos médicos, durante una protesta antigubernamental por escasez de gas doméstico, agua potable, gasolina, malos servicios de electrificación, carestía de la vida, etc.; en el hogar, debido a la violencia familiar; en presidio, ...

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an institution defined by its light, yet its most enduring legend is born of the shadows. To walk the brick paths of the oldest public university in the nation is to tread upon layers of history that are both academic and spectral. While the university officially prizes the transparency of research and the democratic ideal of public education, there exists on its eastern edge a silent contradiction. There, atop the ridge of Piney Prospect, sits a stone for-tress that has guarded the secrets of a select few for over a century.

“Fantastic...Packed with heroic figures, lightning action, and great drama.” – Ralph Compton Death had been a way of life for the Absarokee tribes of the plain. But now, as both new and old forces threaten the Crow homeland, they must stage a final, decisive battle and become...THE LAST WARRIORS. Out-numbered, out-gunned, they were the most courageous warriors of all—fighting for survival on their own land. From the acclaimed author of the FIRST FRONTIER colonial-era novel series Michael Kosser. WARRIORS’ HONOR On the harsh plains of the changing American West, the once omnipotent...

”What a Great Book!” — Jennifer P., HISTORY/A+E Networks “A Blazing Gilded Age” is the epic story of a volatile nation burning with ambition, yet bleeding with injustice. It was a time of profound change, boldly transforming from an agrarian backwater into an industrial powerhouse. Center stage is the Wozniak family; poor coal miners struggling to achieve the elusive American dream. Suffering a string of calamities at the hands of their ruthless boss, Archibald Desmond Huxley, the Wozniaks are thrust into utter turmoil, thus igniting a blazing journey of revenge, justice, and ...

From Italian parlors to Appalachian porches, one small instrument carried the sound of two worlds. Before bluegrass was born, before guitars ruled the stage, there was the mandolin — a shimmering, eight-string traveler that journeyed from Neapolitan opera houses to Kentucky hollers.

Brothers in Silence: When Silence Ends, Liberation Begins is a powerful reflection on what it means to be a Black man carrying generations of unspoken pain. For too long, silence has been mistaken for strength and vulnerability seen as weakness. This audiobook challenges that narrative.

This first cradle-to-grave biography of Colonel John W. Ripley provides listeners with the complete story about a great man who is considered by Marines, such as General Carl Mundy, former Commandant of the Marine Corps, to be on the same level as legends Chesty Puller and Dan Daly. Colonel Ripley is most commonly known for his heroics in Vietnam during the Easter Offensive of 1972, where Colonel Gerald Turley ordered him to hold and die, in the face of over 30,000 North Vietnamese and 200 enemy tanks. John Ripley proceeded to blow the Dong Ha bridge, preventing the enemy from crossing.

The history of secret societies is often a tapestry woven from threads of genuine civic duty, collegiate tradition, and the inevitable allure of mystique. Among these organizations, the Burning Spear Society at Florida State University stands as a unique case study in how institutional influence and student leadership can merge into a powerful, albeit often controversial, force.

In 1973, Walter Forbes founded a company based on an idea so far ahead of its time that it would lose money for a decade. He envisioned Americans shopping through computers years before home computers existed, and he was right about everything except the timeline. By the mid-1990s, his company CUC International served fifty million members and generated hundreds of millions in revenue, making Forbes one of the most celebrated entrepreneurs of the digital age. Behind the vision was a fraud that began in 1985 and grew every year for more than a decade. Forbes and his executives allegedly ...

The history of African American Christianity is one of the determined faith of a people driven to pursue spiritual and social uplift for themselves and others to God's glory. Yet stories of faithful Black Christians have often been forgotten or minimized. The dynamic witness of the Black church in the United States is an essential part of Christian history that must be heard and dependably retold. In this book, Walter R. Strickland II does just that through a theological-intellectual history highlighting the ways theology has formed and motivated Black Christianity across the centuries.

The author was drawn into the United States Army through ROTC, and he went through training to fly helicopters in combat over Vietnam. His experiences are notable because he flew both Huey “Slicks” and Huey “Gunships”: the former on defense as he flew troops into battle, and the latter on offense as he took the battle to the enemy. Through this book, the author relives his experiences flying and fighting, with special attention given to his and other pilots’ day-to-day lives.

The Confederate States of America was born in defense of slavery. Between Fort Sumter to Appomattox, Confederates bought and sold thousands African American men, women, and children. These transactions in humanity made the internal slave trade a cornerstone of Confederate society, a bulwark of the Rebel economy, and a central part of the experience of the Civil War for all inhabiting the American South.

En enero de 1923, el tren con el cuerpo maltratado de Ricardo Flores Magón avanzó sobre territorio mexicano. Hubo vítores, aunque pocos. La familia recurrió a donativos para trasladar desde Estados Unidos a uno de los más grandes revolucionarios mexicanos, muerto en cautiverio. El nuevo régimen elevaba a rango de mártir a Francisco I. Madero, pero regateaba el reconocimiento a un luchador social que había hecho posible la gesta armada.

The #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, named one of the best books of the year by The Boston Globe and National Geographic: acclaimed journalist Douglas Preston takes readers on a true adventure deep into the Honduran rainforest in this riveting narrative about the discovery...

This is the true story of three men, each of whom formed one side of a terrible and sordid pyramid of death. It is a tale of drugs, abuse, degradation, and murder set against the backdrop of beautiful small-town America.

Under the leadership of her fearless skipper, Captain Gene Fluckey, the Barb sank the greatest tonnage of any American sub in World War II. At the same time, the Barb did far more than merely sink ships-she changed forever the way submarines stalk and kill their prey.

This is a gripping adventure chock-full of "you-are-there" moments. Fluckey has drawn on logs, reports, letters, interviews, and a recently discovered illegal diary kept by one of his torpedomen.

A brilliant and brilliantly entertaining tour de force of American politics from one of journalism's most acclaimed commentators.History turns on a dime. A missed meeting, a different choice of words, and the outcome changes dramatically. Nowhere is this truer than in the field where Jeff...

America's own The Professor and the Madman: the story of Noah Webster, author of the first dictionary of American English-and a forgotten leader during a turning point in our nation's history. Noah Webster's name is now synonymous with the dictionary he created, but although there is much more...