La prisión de honor

How do you truly engage students in learning history? When students make personal connections to the subject, they’re much more motivated to learn. This Spanish book provides firsthand accounts of history that give personal insights into historical events. Students will learn about Alta California by examining the maps, letters, images, photographs, and art that emerged during the Mexican rule of California. With a visually appealing layout, this book features captivating text, fun facts, sidebars, and time lines that help students grasp the essential concepts they need to know at their...

Why did the Civil War begin? Which states were part of the Union and which were part of the Confederacy? Readers will learn the answers to these questions and more as they move through this fascinating nonfiction Spanish-translated book. The easy-to-read text, engaging facts, and vivid images and illustrations help highlight some of the aspects that led up to the Civil War including the slavery, the Underground Railroad, abolitionists, the Fugitive Slave Act, the Dred Scott Decision, and the Lincoln-Douglas debates. The accessible table of contents works in conjunction with the supportive...

Un reconocido escritor de fama mundial descubre un día que su mujer, corresponsal de guerra, ha desaparecido sin dejar rastro. ¿Ha sido secuestrada, víctima de un atentado o simplemente se sentía insatisfecha con su matrimonio? Cuando su ausencia se convierte en una obsesión que no deja espacio para nada más, el narrador se propone encontrar las respuestas a todas las preguntas que se le han planteado y, abandonando la seguridad de su mundo de privilegios, inicia el camino hacia un destino desconocido.De Francia a España, Croacia y a las hermosas llanuras del Asia Central, El Zahir es...

California became a territory in the United States when the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in 1848. That treaty ended the Mexican War. Several days before its signing, gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill in what is now Sacramento. The non-Native population of the territory was less than one thousand in 1848, but the gold rush increased that number to one hundred thousand by the end of 1849. The gold rush not only made many people wealthy, it brought ecologic devastation while speeding up California’s statehood. This book richly explores this interesting history.