Cowboys and Caudillos

Mexican Army veteran Andres Duarte was granted 6,595 acres along the southern foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in 1841 by the governor of Alta California. Rancho Azusa de Duarte eventually was carved into 40-acre parcels, and arriving families from the East and Midwest built schools, installed water lines, and grew crops. By 1900, two major rail lines served the area's thriving citrus industry. Duarte's beneficial climate led to the establishment in 1913 of a tuberculosis sanitarium, which became City of Hope, the world-class cancer treatment center. Bandleader Glenn Miller settled in...

Elizabeth, New Jersey, the first state capital and the birthplace of Princeton University, was founded in 1665. This illustrious city was extremely influential during the Revolutionary and Colonial periods, and was home to numerous distinguished political and military figures. Over time, Elizabeth developed into an important industrial and economic center, welcoming the Singer Manufacturing Company in 1873 and becoming a recognized leader in automobile manufacturing long before Detroit. The culturally diverse city came to serve also as a crossroads for many commuting to jobs in Newark and in...

En este estudio se analiza la situación de los caminos y ciudades andaluzas a través de las memorias de un amplísimo repertorio de viajeros que deambularon por sus tierras desde las primeras décadas del siglo XVIII, especialmente durante los gobiernos de Carlos III y Carlos IV, hasta la Guerra de la Independencia.

La detallada radiografía de un episodio que marcó el devenir de nuestra historia contemporánea y de la del resto del mundo. Una herida abierta en el centro de Europa, de lenta curación. Nos presenta en este libro Íñigo Bolinaga una completa visión del conflicto armado más determinante en la historia española contemporánea. El autor no pretende hacer una mera enumeración de acontecimientos y una descripción de la guerra basada en un listado de batallas, vencedores y vencidos, sino que hunde de lleno su mirada en las causas que llevaron al enfrentamiento fratricida, en las causas...