south america

Presents the diaries of Albert Granado describing his motorcycle journeys through South American in 1952 with Ernesto Guevara, later to be known as Che Guevara, and includes archival photographs and timeline.

An illustrated overview of dictatorship that describes its origins and major figures and events in its history, particularly in France, Germany, Spain, and Latin America.

Discusses the discovery, history, and significance of an Incan mummy found frozen in the mountains of Peru.

Discusses the growth of the Inca Empire and its decline following its discovery and conquest by the Spaniards.

Chronicles the life and career of Simon Bolivar, discussing his role in the Spanish-American wars of independence, reputation as a Venezuelan rebel, symbolic influence as a revolutionary, and other related topics.

An examination of the life of Sim?n Bolivar that discusses his formative years, military experience, political views, exile, death, and other related topics.

A little tortoise tricks a tapir and a whale into thinking he is stronger than either of them.

Describes the adventures and discoveries of early explorers to South America, including Ferdinand Magellan, Amerigo Vespucci, Francisco Pizarro, and others, and features a glossary, maps, and illustrations.

Examines the cultural and bio-social consequences of Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492, discussing the resulting international exchange of disease, the transformation of world food supplies, and the change in world population growth.