Villa Amalia

This collection of some of the best-loved Bible stories will give young children an introduction to the Catholic faith.

Introduces the life and times of Underground Railroad and anti-slavery leader Harriet Tubman and explains her place in American history.

"Si amo a los seres con tanto ardor, es porque en cada uno de ellos amo una parte de ti, Dios mío" Etty Hillesum Han tenido que pasar muchos años para que el mundo descubriera el luminoso rostro de Etty Hillesum. ¿Quién habría creído, en vísperas de la Segunda Guerra mundial, que esta joven judía, locamente enamorada de la vida y aparentemente despreocupada, iba a dejarnos como herencia uno de los testimonios más profundos sobre la entrega de uno mismo y el amor a los seres y a Dios? Nacida en Holanda en 1914, Etty Hillesum es una joven libre, llena de ardor y de curiosidad, que se...

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...