Mexican American History

Experience the dramatic military history of a territorial clash that permanently redrew the map of North America. Perfect for an engaging daily commute, this gripping historical narrative thrusts you into the frontlines and political backrooms of the 1846 conflict. You will witness the...

Experience the tense military history of a territorial clash that violently reshaped the North American borderlands. Perfect for your daily commute, this engaging narrative dives into the complex ideologies of Manifest Destiny and territorial expansion. Listen as two young republics collide in a...

Discover the tense military campaigns and bitter border disputes that transformed the North American continent forever. Perfect for your daily commute, this objective historical deep dive immerses you in the intense political rivalries and expansionist ambitions of two young republics. Listen as...

Until now, you've only heard one side of the story, about migrants crossing borders, drawn to the promise of a better life. In reality, Mexicans were on this land long before any borders existed. Here's the true story of America, from the Mexican American perspective. A SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL...

Experience the turbulent Latin American history of a social revolution that shattered a powerful dictatorship. Perfect for an educational commute, this gripping narrative plunges you into the chaotic 1910s where demands for land and liberty sparked a decade of fierce military uprisings. Listen...

Time Period: 1934 - 1935 Rosa Sanchez's parents took a chance on their future by emigrating from Mexico to the United States. Now, the ten-year-old takes a chance of her own. She wants to go to school! That's not easy for an immigrant girl in the Texas Panhandle of 1935-and it's even more...

Plunge into the violent uprising that shattered a dictatorship in this gripping narrative history of a nation's rebirth. Perfect for an immersive commute, this tense chronicle captures the simmering anger beneath a prosperous façade that ignited a chaotic civil war. Hear the voices of rebels...

Tacos may have been created south of the border, but Americans have made this Mexican food their own, with each style reflective of a time and a place. American Tacos explores them all, taking us on a detailed and delicious journey through the evolution of this dish.

As late as the 1960s, tacos were virtually unknown outside Mexico and the American Southwest. Within fifty years the United States had shipped taco shells everywhere from Alaska to Australia, Morocco to Mongolia. But how did this tasty hand-held food - and Mexican food more broadly - become so ubiquitous? In Planet Taco, Jeffrey Pilcher traces the historical origins and evolution of Mexico's national cuisine, explores its incarnation as a Mexican American fast-food, shows how surfers became global pioneers of Mexican food, and how Corona beer conquered the world.

Major Lewis Cayce will need to use every weapon in his arsenal to keep his stranded men alive on a deadly alternate Earth in this gripping new adventure set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Destroyermen series. It is 1847, and almost a full year after being shipwrecked on another...

Experience an epic historical saga of clashing empires and indigenous resilience that forged a vibrant, modern nation. From volcanic landscapes to towering ancient city-states, embark on a turbulent journey through three thousand years of conquest, survival, and cultural revolution. Perfect for...

Bloomsbury presents Secret of the Moon Conch by David Bowles and Guadalupe Garcia McCall, read by Ana Osorio and Johnny Rey Diaz. Award-winning authors David Bowles and Guadalupe García McCall join forces to craft a sweeping fantasy romance about falling in love despite all odds. In modern-day...

Austin joins Dallas and Houston in Akashic's deep dive into the Lone Star State's darkest dimensions. Featuring brand-new stories by: Gabino Iglesias, Ace Atkins, Amanda Moore, Jeff Abbott, Scott Montgomery, Richard Z. Santos, Alexandra Burt, Lee Thomas, Miriam Kuznets, Jacob Grovey, Chaitali Sen, Molly Odintz, Amy Gentry, and Andrew Hilbert.

Many scholars have come to think of the European Christian mission to the Americas as an inevitable success. But in its early period it was very much on the brink of failure. In 1576, Indigenous Mexican communities suffered a catastrophic epidemic that took almost two million lives and simultaneously left the colonial church in ruins. In the crisis and its immediate aftermath, Spanish missionaries and surviving pueblos de indios held radically different visions for the future of Christianity in the Americas.

James “Cool Papa” Bell (1903-1991) was a legend in Black baseball, a lightning-fast switch hitter elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. Bell’s speed was extraordinary; as Satchel Paige famously quipped, he was so fast he could flip a light switch and be in bed before the room got dark. In The Bona Fide Legend of Cool Papa Bell, experienced baseball writer and historian Lonnie Wheeler recounts the life of this extraordinary player, a key member of some of the greatest Negro League teams in history.

With contributions from a wide array of scholars and activists, including leading Chicana feminists from the period, this groundbreaking anthology is the first collection of scholarly essays and testimonios that focuses on Chicana organizing, activism, and leadership in the movement years. The essays in Chicana Movidas: New Narratives of Activisim and Feminism in the Movement Era demonstrate how Chicanas enacted a new kind of politica at the intersection of race, class, gender, and sexuality, and developed innovative concepts, tactics, and methodologies that in turn generated new theories, art forms, organizational spaces, and strategies of alliance.

From bestselling historian and long-time Texan H. W. Brands, a richly textured history of one of the most fascinating and colorful eras in U.S. history--the Texas Revolution and the forging of a new America. "For better or for worse, Texas was very much like America. The people ruled, and little...

From bestselling historian and long-time Texan H. W. Brands, a richly textured history of one of the most fascinating and colorful eras in U.S. history—the Texas Revolution and the forging of a new America. “For better or for worse, Texas was very much like America. The people ruled, and...

Experience the epic rise and fall of empires in this dramatic history of indigenous builders and Spanish conquistadors. Perfect for an educational daily commute, this vivid journey transports listeners through brutal warfare, ancient trade routes, and violent revolution. Transform your routine...

The essays gathered in The Early Imperial Republic move beyond the question of whether the new republic was an empire, investigating instead where, how, and why it was one. They use the category of empire to situate the early United States in the global context its contemporaries understood, drawing important connections between territorial conquests on the continent and American incursions.