{"product_id":"el-norte-the-epic-and-forgotten-story-of-hispanic-north-america-9780802127020","title":"El Norte: The Epic and Forgotten Story of Hispanic North America","description":"\u003cp\u003eBecause of our shared English language  as well as the celebrated origin tales of the Mayflower and the rebellion of the British colonies  the United States has prized its Anglo heritage above all others. However  as Carrie Gibson explains with great depth and clarity in El Norte  the nation has much older Spanish rootsones that have long been unacknowledged or marginalized. The Hispanic past of the United States predates the arrival of the Pilgrims by a century  and has been every bit as important in shaping the nation as it exists today. El Norte chronicles the sweeping and dramatic history of Hispanic North America from the arrival of the Spanish in the early 16th century to the presentfrom Ponce de Leons initial landing in Florida in 1513 to Spanish control of the vast Louisiana territory in 1762 to the Mexican-American War in 1846 and up to the more recent tragedy of post-hurricane Puerto Rico and the ongoing border acrimony with Mexico. Interwoven in this stirring narrative of events and people are cultural issues that have been there from the start but which are unresolved to this day: language  belonging  community  race  and nationality. Seeing them play out over centuries provides vital perspective at a time when it is urgently needed. In 1883  Walt Whitman meditated on his countrys Spanish past: We Americans have yet to really learn our own antecedents  and sort them  to unify them  predicting that to that composite American identity of the future  Spanish character will supply some of the most needed parts. That future is here  and El Norte  a stirring and eventful history in its own right  will make a powerful impact on our national understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45256875343925,"sku":"ByrdShop_0802127029","price":20.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780802127020.jpg?v=1779900318","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/el-norte-the-epic-and-forgotten-story-of-hispanic-north-america-9780802127020","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}