Silver, Sword, and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story

Winner, American Library Association Booklist’s Top of the List, 2019 Adult Nonfiction

Longlisted for the 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence

Against the background of a thousand years of vivid h…

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