Category: History

The Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent by Eduardo Galeano is a history book published in 1971. Latin America has long existed at the service of others, providing raw materials like oil, iron, copper, meat, fruit, and coffee to wealthier nations who profit more from consuming them than…

In The Time Of The Revolution: Living The War Of American Independence by Alan Axelrod is a history book published in 2020. The United States was the first country founded on a set of ideas and brought to life through the sacrifices of early Americans. Before, nations were formed around tribes, race, territory, conquest, or…

Turn Right At Machu Picchu: Rediscovering The Lost City One Step At A Time by Mark Adams is a history / travel book published in 2011. In 1909, Yale professor Hiram Bingham III arrived in Cusco, Peru, where a local prefect told him a centuries-old legend of a hidden Inca city lost to history. Believing…

Under The Black Flag:The Romance and The Reality Of Life Among The Pirates by David Cordingly is a history book published in 1995. Pirates have always captured our imagination with stories of black schooners, tropical islands, treasure maps, colorful parrots, and buried gold. However, many stories commonly believed are actually a blend of historical facts…