caribbean area

A journey through the history of Christmas in the Hispanic islands. The author describes all the foods of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and includes a few recipes.

What lies in the deep? Not just coral and sand. Not just undersea creatures that have never seen the light. No, the deep holds something even more mysterious and valuable. Kaz, Dante, Adriana and Star started the summer thinking they were going to study marine life. Now they've found sunken treasure. And they're not the only ones who want to keep it.

Original story full of the flavor and excitement of Caribbiarnet folklore about two youngsters who outsmart the dreaded old woman and escape home.

A modern-day swashbuckler and one of England's most decorated naval heroes, Lord Alexander Hawke heads for the Caribbean on a top-secret mission for the U.S. government, to locate an experimental stealth submarine, built by the Soviets just prior to the end of the Cold War, which has fallen into the hands of an unstable government planning a preemptive strike against the U.S.

Presents true stories of English, French, and Dutch privateers who attacked ships along the Spanish Main, Spain s territory on the northern coast of South America. Profiles the lives of such notable pirates as Francis Drake, Jean Bontemps, and John Hawkins.

Explores the natural history of Central America and the Caribbean, tracing the making of the land, and the arrival of the plants and animals; examines the influence of people on the wildlife, as well as the impact of the weather and wildlife on native civilizations; and follows the changes in the region since the arrival of Columbus.

Chronicles the events surrounding the sinking of a fleet of French ships in the Caribbean Sea on January 2, 1678, and explains how the accident caused the rise of piracy and the beginning of an era which would forever change the shape of the Americas.