Our America A Hispanic History of the United States [Hardcover]

The United States is still typically conceived of as an offshoot of England, with our history unfolding east to west beginning with the first English settlers in Jamestown. This view overlooks the significance of Americas Hispanic past. With the profile of the United States increasingly Hispanic, the importance of recovering the Hispanic dimension to our national story has never been greater.An eminent scholar finds a new American history in the Hispanic past of our diverse nation.