The American Republic to 1877, Spanish Student Edition

De lo idílico (sin por ello implicar forzosamente lo falso), a lo real crudo, de la alegría a la amargura, pasando por la resignación, el desencanto, la ironía cáustica, pero también la comprensión capaz de anular el maniqueísmo del bueno y del malo. Teniendo en cuenta la condición imprescindible de tema tan universal y constante como es el amor, conforme la propia literatura ejemplifica desde siempre, resulta de veras gratificante también considerar la multiplicidad de perspectivas con la que estos autores contemplan y elaboran una materia literaria cuya importancia radica...

Manifest Destiny the name given in the 1840s to a belief that the coast-to-coast expansion of the United States was both inevitable and justified, regardless of the means. Standing in the way were not only the native populations, but also the descendants of Spanish settlers who had lived in the Southwest for centuries. The racist belief that white men rightfully should expand their institutions into the area brought the United States into conflict with Mexico. War was declared in 1846, and by the time the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in 1848, ending the war, the US had gained...

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The early nineteenth century in the United States was a study of contrasts. On the one hand, the Jazz Age brought cultural liberation, vivacity, and reckless consumption; on the other, the Great Depression brought poverty and desperation to millions. Explore these periods in American history through the eyes of the people who lived them.