Viaje hacia la libertad financiera

Presents a line-by-line explanation of the entire United States Constitution, in English and Spanish. Provides a Spanish translation of the Constitution, historical context and student exercises that approximate the decisions made by the Constitution's authors. Written at the fifth grade level.

Teaching Students About What A Democracy Is And How Our Country Was Founded On The Constitution, Which Protects Our Rights And Freedoms, Is The Main Focus In This Title. Filled With Democracy Fact Boxes Which Include Information To Reinforce The Text.

People today refer to the Midwestern and prairie states as flyover country. During the Civil War, crossing those areas was the biggest obstacle in uniting the East and West Coasts of our divided nation. An act of Congress in 1862 authorized the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific railroad companies to build a railroad that would link the coasts. Seven years later, on May 10, 1869, an overwhelmingly immigrant labor force completed the task when a rail line was join in Promontory, Utah. The states had become united at last.

Ramiro Villaseca es un chico de procedencia humilde. Su madre trabaja en una vaquería y el padre desapareció antes de que él naciera. Un amigo de la madre se ha encargado de la educación del niño y una de los valores que con mayor interés le ha inculcado es la ambición: “abandona este mundo de pobreza, hijo mío, e intenta buscar una vida mejor”. Ramiro sigue los preceptos de Isidro y a la primera oportunidad que tiene, se casa con Julia, la hija de un posadero. El matrimonio no resulta como él había pensado, y un día en el que se encuentra sólo en la taberna, un viajero que...