Main entry:

Gibson, Carrie, 1976- author.

Title & Author:

El Norte : the epic and forgotten story of Hispanic North America / Carrie Gibson.

Edition:

First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.

Publication:

New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2019.
©2019

Description:

xvi, 560 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [451]-456) and index.
Introduction: Nogales, Arizona -- Santa Elena, South Carolina, ca. 1492-1550 -- St. Johns River, Florida, ca. 1550-1700 -- Alcade, New Mexico, ca. 1540-1720 -- Fort Mose, Florida, ca. 1600-1760 -- New Madrid, Missouri, ca. 1760-90 -- Nootka Sound, Canada, ca. 1760s-1789 -- New Orleans, Louisiana, ca. 1790-1804 -- Sabine River, ca. 1804-23 -- San Antonio de Béxar, Texas, ca. 1820-48 -- Mesilla, New Mexico, ca. 1850-77 -- Ybor City, Florida, ca. 1870-98 -- Del Rio, Texas, ca. 1910-40 -- New York, ca. 1920s-60s -- Los Angeles, California, ca. 1920s-70s -- Miami, Florida, ca. 1960-80 -- Tucson, Arizona, ca. 1994-2018 -- Epilogue: Dalton, Georgia, 2014. -- Time line of key events -- Acknowledgments - Selected biblography (Pages [451]-456) -- Notes (pages [457]-539) and index (pages [541]-560).

Summary:

The United States' Spanish roots predates the arrival of the Mayflower by a century...
Because 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 roots-- ones 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 dramatic history of Hispanic North America from the arrival of the Spanish in the early 16th century to the present-- from Ponce de Leon's 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 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 country's 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 understandin.g--Publisher's description.
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. Gibson explains that our nation's Spanish roots have often been unacknowledged or marginalized. Here she chronicles the sweeping and dramatic history of Hispanic North America from the arrival of the Spanish in the early 16th century to the present, with the recent tragedy of post-hurricane Puerto Rico and the ongoing border acrimony with Mexico. Cultural issues that have been there from the start but which are unresolved to this day--language, belonging, community, race, and nationality--are seen to play out over centuries, and provide vital perspective at a time when it is urgently needed--Publisher's description.

ISBN:

9780802127020 (hardcover)
0802127029 (hardcover)
9780802148360 (paperback)
0802148360 (paperback)
(electronic book)
9780802146359

Subject:

Spaniards North America History.
Hispanic Americans History.
Espagnols Amérique du Nord Histoire.
Américains d'origine latino-américaine Histoire.
HISTORY / Europe / Spain & Portugal.
HISTORY / North America.
Spaniards History. North America.
Civilization Hispanic influences.
Civilization Spanish influences.
Hispanic Americans
International relations
Spaniards
Spanish colonies
Einfluss
Grenzgebiet
Kolonie
Kultur
Siedlung
Spanier
Civilisation Influence espagnole Amérique du Nord.
North America Civilization Spanish influences.
Spain Colonies America History.
United States Civilization Spanish influences.
United States Civilization Hispanic influences.
United States Relations Latin America.
Latin America Relations United States.
America.
Latin America.
North America.
United States.
Amérique du Nord Civilisation Influence espagnole.
Espagne Colonies Amérique Histoire.
États-Unis Civilisation Influence hispanique.
North America Civilization.
Spain Colonies America.
United States Civilization.
Karibik
Mexiko
USA Südweststaaten

Form/genre:

History.
Nonfiction.

Added entries:

Epic and forgotten story of Hispanic North America

Holdings:

Location: Library main 324138
Call No.: 324138
Copy: 1
Status: Available