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| The Puerto Ricans: A Documentary History |  | Creators: Kal Wagenheim, Olga Jimenez de Wagenheim
Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers
Category: Book
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Seller: mwiener_publishers
Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 1,082,617
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised edition
Pages: 359
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 0.9
ISBN: 1558764763
EAN: 9781558764767
ASIN: 1558764763
Publication Date: January 2008
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A documentary history of Puerto Rico, its problems, present status, tensions and prospects. Organized into ten historically-arranged sections, it begins with the island's discovery and settlement by the Spanish and ends with the Operation Bootstrap programme for industrialization.
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Awesome Book!!! April 12, 2009
M. Jimenez (NY, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you want to find out the TRUTH About Puerto Rico, its people and its history, then you need to read this book. You will read letters from presidents, transcripts from congress, inside info most people don't know about... BUY IT!!!
MY FAVORITE BOOK ON PR HISTORY May 5, 2008
M. Burgos (Brooklyn, NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've collected many books on PR history over the years in both English and Spanish. This is by far my favorite. A must to have for any Puerto Rican looking for a good start to learn about his/her history, but not just for amateurs or beginners.
Fantastic Book January 27, 2008
B. Rodriguez
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The authors do a wonderful job of describing the history of Puerto Ricans on the island from the time before Columbus to the 1970's. They do a unique job of pulling from official transcripts which paint a very accurate picture of various subjects from the life of a "Xibar/Jibaro" to the arguement in cogress on whether to include Puerto Ricans in the military draft of the 1960's. I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to know about the history of the island and it's people.
Review from International Migration review June 1, 2006
history buff
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
"A pleasure to read. . . . Each page provides a fresh glimpse into the unfolding story of a people. The book captures the human and personal component of . . . sweeping historical changes." -International Migration
A complete documentaty textbook on Puerto Rican history July 20, 2001
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
It is a very well documented book, and provides proof or evidence of each historic event. It is objective and is not biased toward any political view. The best thing of the book is that it fills those empty spaces I had from my years studying PR history. With this book, I was able to see the "whole picture" or in other words "tie those loose ends". A real gem, in my opinion. I still refer to it a lot. When my kids have questions about Puerto Rico, I read passages from the book to them. I absolutely recommend it. There is one recommendation I would like to give to the editors. Given the number of significant historic events about the Puerto Ricans that have happened since the book was last published in 1994, I recommend the editors to revise this wonderful documentary to bring it up-to-date.
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