{"product_id":"our-america-a-hispanic-history-of-the-united-states-9780393349825","title":"Our America: A Hispanic History of the United States","description":"\u003ch2\u003eOur America: A Hispanic History of the United States\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe United States is still typically conceived of as an offshoot of England, with our history unfolding east to west beginning with the first English settlers in Jamestown. This view overlooks the significance of America's Hispanic past. With the profile of the United States increasingly Hispanic, the importance of recovering the Hispanic dimension to our national story has never been greater.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrom Spanish Explorers to Modern America\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis absorbing narrative begins with the explorers and conquistadores who planted Spain's first colonies in Puerto Rico, Florida, and the Southwest. Missionaries and rancheros carry Spain's expansive impulse into the late eighteenth century, settling California, mapping the American interior to the Rockies, and charting the Pacific coast. During the nineteenth century Anglo-America expands west under the banner of \"Manifest Destiny\" and consolidates control through war with Mexico. In the Hispanic resurgence that follows, it is the peoples of Latin America who overspread the continent, from the Hispanic heartland in the West to major cities such as Chicago, Miami, New York, and Boston.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA Revisionist Perspective on American History\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book challenges conventional narratives by centering Hispanic contributions to American development. From early Spanish settlements predating Jamestown to contemporary Latinx communities reshaping urban America, the narrative demonstrates how Hispanic influence has been fundamental rather than peripheral to U.S. history. The work traces Spanish colonial expansion, missionary activities, and the lasting cultural impact across the American Southwest and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eIdeal for Academic Study and Cultural Understanding\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for college courses in American history, ethnic studies, immigration studies, and multicultural education. The book provides essential context for understanding contemporary Hispanic America while recovering overlooked historical narratives. Students and readers gain insight into Spanish colonial systems, Mexican-American relations, and the ongoing Hispanic demographic transformation of the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe United States clearly has a Hispanic present and future. And here is its Hispanic past, presented with characteristic insight and wit by one of our greatest historians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFelipe Fernández-Armesto\u003c\/strong\u003e, the William P. Reynolds Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame, is the author of \u003cem\u003ePathfinders: A Global History of Exploration\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOur America: A Hispanic History of the United States\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in South Bend, Indiana, and London.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680582996242,"sku":"9780393349825","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_60d9076d-072c-4d0b-ac34-a8d5ad02c9c0.jpg?v=1734922949","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/our-america-a-hispanic-history-of-the-united-states-9780393349825","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}