Jose Barreiro's masterfully written historical novel recounts the Indians' discovery of the ways of the Europeans, as seen by Christopher Columbus' young adopted Indian son both during their first encounters as well as in Spain. While vividly recreating the often violent clashes of cultures and expectations that eventually disaffected and decimated the indigenous populations, Barreiro has maintained total accuracy in his exploration of the Taino cultures. This forgotten chapter of history makes for fascinating reading by ...
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Jose Barreiro's masterfully written historical novel recounts the Indians' discovery of the ways of the Europeans, as seen by Christopher Columbus' young adopted Indian son both during their first encounters as well as in Spain. While vividly recreating the often violent clashes of cultures and expectations that eventually disaffected and decimated the indigenous populations, Barreiro has maintained total accuracy in his exploration of the Taino cultures. This forgotten chapter of history makes for fascinating reading by providing an alternative view of the so frequently mythologized encounter and the men who brought it about.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. With remainder mark. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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VG. Binding solid, pages crisp and clean, no markings found. Dust jacket bright and shiny with some small nicks, light scuffs and dents. Extremities lightly bumped with minimal tip wear.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. Topedge faintly foxed else fine in lightly edgeworn, near fine dust jacket. Publisher's complimentary copy with their stamp on the front fly. Barreiro, of Taino Indian ancestry, was born in Cuba, and he has been "an active participant in the hemispheric Indian movement."
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed. First Edition. States First edition. Signed, in Brodart plastic. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
