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The golden flower
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Nina Jaffe |
Presents the creation myth of Boriquén, or present-day Puerto Rico, an island inhabited by Taino Indians before the conquests of Christopher Columbus. |
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Dos Santos
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Fernando de Aragón |
Dos Santos is a captivating story set in the earliest days of the
Spanish conquest of the Caribbean island that would eventually be called
Puerto Rico. The story follows one man who sets out to fin… |
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The myth of indigenous Caribbean extinction
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Tony Castanha |
"This book debunks one of the greatest myths ever told in Caribbean history: that the indigenous peoples who encountered a very lost Christopher Columbus are "extinct." Through the uncovering of rece… |
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Anacaona, Golden Flower
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Edwidge Danticat |
Beginning in 1490, Anacaona keeps a record of her life as a possible successor to the supreme chief of Xaragua, as wife of the chief of Maguana, and as a warrior battling the first white men to arriv… |
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Taíno revival
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Gabriel Haslip-Viera |
"This stimulating and timely collection examines the Taino revival movement, a grassroots conglomeration of Puerto Ricans and other Latinos who promote or have adopted the culture and pedigree of the… |
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Kiki Koki
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Ed Rodriguez |
"The story of a fun-loving Taino Indian boy who must learn the value of loyalty and hard work"-- |
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Art and archaeology of pre-Columbian Cuba
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Ramón Dacal Moure |
"First overview of Cuban archaeology published in English in 50 years. Highly illustrated volume (102 b/w and 16 color plates) provides some of the first images of important artifacts and classes of … |
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How the sea began
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George Crespo |
The gourd containing the bow and arrow of the great departed hunter Yayael produces a torrent of water that becomes the world's ocean. |
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