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Who wants new pants? Not this little boy! He wants to keep his old, worn, torn, too-small pants. His mom does not agree.

In 1991, preparation for the construction of a new federal office building led to a startling discovery: a skeleton. Further excavation exposed the bones of 420 men, women, and children. This area of New York had been a burial ground set aside for both free and enslaved Africans during the 1600s and 1700s. It’s thought to be one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. This noteworthy book—which includes sidebars, fact boxes, a timeline, and maps—fills in the gaps of history books, exposing much about what life was like in colonial New York for Africans.

"El polígrafo abate Vicente Requeno y Vives, jesuita aragonés expulso y apasionado neoclásico (Calatorao, 1743-Tívoli, 1811), se dedicó intensamente en Italia a restaurar todo tipo de artes grecolatinas, consiguiendo un notable éxito en la técnica pictórica del encausto. Por el contrario, su obra filosófica ha quedado inédita en su totalidad hasta el 2008, en que Prensas Universitarias de Zaragoza editó sus Escritos filosóficos. Ahora, y con motivo del bicentenario de su muerte, presentamos un libro colectivo en el que una veintena de historiadores profundizan en la vida y la...

Tells the story of Mexico during the reign of Maximiliano and Carlota, the French Prince and Princess who were offered rule over Mexico from Napoleon III while Juárez was battling for the Mexican republic. Illustrated with reproductions from historical archives.