Yo, tú y el mar

Este libro contiene información ilustrada que describe una época, a fines del siglo XIX, muy importante en la historia de México. En ese tiempo Porfirio Díaz fue presidente de la República y su ejercicio del poder dio nombre a un periodo de la historia mexicana conocido como Porfiriato. Durante su mandato, la economía mexicana se estabilizó y el país experimentó un desarrollo económico sin precedentes: se invirtió capital extranjero en la explotación de los recursos mineros; la industria minera, la textil y otras experimentaron una gran expansión; se construyeron vías férreas y ...

We often don´t stop to think about the origin of certain foods, but many of the foods we consume today only reached us as a result of great discoveries and the subsequent international commerce between east and west. This book brings us closer to the complex relations between different cultures and shows us the importance of ocean voyages in the development of international commerce.

Rhyming verse describes the good food, decorations, and stories when grandmother arrives for the annual celebration of the Mexican holiday, Day of the Dead.

When President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from cash-strapped France in 1803, he doubled the size of the United States without really knowing what he was getting. He dispatched Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and their Corps of Discovery to explore a territory that would include part or all of fifteen future states and to seek a water route to the West Coast. Westward expansion began immediately, all for the bargain price of 15 million dollars. This book richly explores this fascinating part of history.