A photographic exploration of the culture of Spain, discussing religion, fiestas and other celebrations, music and dance, art and architecture, language, and literature.
Explores Spain's varied geography from the Cantabrian Mountains in the north to the southern Sierras and the vast rivers and coastal regions of the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
Americans fighting fascism in the Spanish Civil War
Lawson, Don
1989
Discusses the causes and events of the Spanish Civil War, focusing on the American volunteers of the Abraham Lincoln Battalion, the key battles in which they were involved, and their reasons for joining in this early fight against fascism.
Chronicles the life of Queen Isabella of Spain, covering such topics as the Spanish Inquisition and the queen's patronage of Christopher Columbus's voyage to the New World.
Chronicles Spain's history through twenty-three primary and secondary source documents, covering such topics as Visigoth and Islamic rule, the conquest of the New World, the Spanish civil war, and the Basque Separatist movement. Also includes a chronology and a further reading list.
The epic tale of an eccentric country gentleman and his companion who set out as a knight and squire of old to right wrongs and punish evil in sixteenth-century Spain.
Chronicles the history of Spain, focusing on the people and not abstract developments and examines the country's politics, society, economy, and culture in chronological order.