Silver, sword, and stone three crucibles in the Latin American story
"Against the background of a thousand years of vivid history, acclaimed writer Marie Arana tells the timely and timeless stories of three contemporary Latin Americans whose lives represent three driving forces that have shaped the character of the region: exploitation (silver), violence (sword), and...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Simon & Schuster,
2019.
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| Edition: | First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Still seeking El Dorado
- Silver. Veins of a mountain god ; Metal hunger ; Trail of the white king ; Blind ambition
- Sword. Blood lust ; Revolutions that shaped Latin America's psyche ; The rise of the strongman and the dragons along the way ; Slow burn
- Stone. The gods before ; Stone trumps stone ; House of God ; It's just our nature.
