Hispanic Heritage Month: Books for Adults

Updated August 16, 2024
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Gold, oil, and avocados : a recent history of Latin America in sixteen commodities
Robinson, Andy
Paper Book
The past decade has seen major political upheaval in Latin America - from Brazil to Chile to Venezuela to Bolivia - but to understand what happened, ask first where your quinoa and lithium batteries came from. In this fascinating history, roving reporter Andy Robinson takes readers from the salt...
The Crusades of Cesar Chavez
Pawel, Miriam
Ebook
National Book Critics Circle Award FinalistWinner of the California Book AwardA searching portrait of an iconic figure long shrouded in myth by a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of an acclaimed history of Chavez's movement.Cesar Chavez founded a labor union,...
Si, Se Puede : The Latino Heroes Who Changed the United States
Anta, Julio/ Montanez, Yasmin Flores (ILT)
Paper Book
Meet the unsung Latino rebels, artists, and activists who changed the United States-from Dolores Huerta to Desi Arnaz to Lin Manuel Miranda-in this bold and entertaining graphic history. From community activism to the halls of government, pop-culture, arts, and beyond, Latinos...
Life of Che : an impressionistic biography
Oesterheld, H. G.
Paper Book
Life Of Che was originally released as part of a graphic biography series in January 1969, it came out in Argentina only a year after Ernesto 'Che' Guevara had died and reached an audience beyond comics readers. In the 1970s, the military government raided its publisher, destroying the means to...
Daughters of Latin America : an international anthology of writing by Latine women
Guzman, Sandra
Paper Book
Spanning time, styles, and traditions, a dazzling collection of essential works from 140 Latine writers, scholars, and activists from across the world--from warrior poet Audre Lorde to novelist Edwidge Danticat and performer and author Elizabeth Acevedo and artist/poet Cecilia...

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