Norte, El

"Because of our shared English language, as well as the celebrated origin tales of the Mayflower and the rebellion of the British colonies, the United States has prized its Anglo heritage above all others. However, as [the author] explains with great depth and clarity in [the book], the nation has much older Spanish roots--ones that have long been unacknowledged or marginalized. The Hispanic past of the United States predates the arrival of the Pilgrams by a century, and has been every bit as important in shaping the nation as it exists today"--