Author:
Arana, Marie (Writer) author.
Edition Statement:First Simon & Schuster trade paperback edition.
ImprintNew York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2020.
Imprint2019
Description477 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Note:Still seeking El Dorado -- Silver. Veins of a mountain god ; Metal hunger ; Trail of the white king ; Blind ambition -- Sword. Blood lust ; Revolutions that shaped Latin America's psyche ; The rise of the strongman and the dragons along the way ; Slow burn -- Stone. The gods before ; Stone trumps stone ; House of God ; It's just our nature.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (page 449-458) and index.
Note:In a work of striking originality and power, acclaimed writer Marie Arana tells the story of Latin America through the three driving forces that have shaped the region: exploitation (silver), violence (sword), and religion (stone). She further sharpens her focus by exploring each of these characteristics through the lives of three contemporary Latin Americans: A Peruvian woman working the high-altitude gold mines much as her ancestors did; a Cuban exile whose story echoes the violence that has coursed through the Americas since before Columbus to the military crackdowns that convulse Latin America to this day; and a Jesuit priest in Bolivia who has inherited the Catholic Church's mixed legacy in the region. In Silver, Sword and Stone Arana seamlessly weaves these stories together with the history of the past millennium to produce a vibrant portrait of a people whose lives are increasingly intertwined with our own.
Note:Recommended in Resources for College Libraries.
