"First published in the United States of America by Viking Penguin, a member of Penguin Putnam Inc., 2000"--Title page verso

"A sweeping history of the Latinx experience in the United States. The first new edition in ten years of this important study of Latinos in U.S. history, Harvest of Empire spans five centuries--from the European colonization of the Americas to the 2020 election. Latinos are now the largest minority group in the United States, and their impact on American culture and politics is greater than ever. With family portraits of real-life immigrant Latino pioneers, as well as accounts of the events and conditions that compelled them to leave their homelands, Gonzalez highlights the complexity of a segment of the American population that is often discussed but frequently misrepresented. This landmark history is required reading for anyone wishing to understand the history and legacy of this influential and diverse group"--

"First revised edition published 2011"--Title page verso

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Conquerors and victims: The image of America forms (1500-1800) -- Spanish borderlands and the making of an empire (1810-1898) -- Banana republics and bonds: Taming the empire's backyard (1898-1950) -- Puerto Ricans: citizens yet foreigners -- Mexicans: Pioneers of a different type -- Cubans: Special refugees -- Dominicans: From the Duarte to the George Washington bridge -- Central Americans: Intervention comes home to roost -- Colombians and Panamanians: Overcoming division and disdain -- Return of Juan Seguin: Latinos and the remaking of American politics -- Immigrants old and new: Closing borders of the mind -- Speak Spanish, you're in America!: El Huracan over language and culture -- Free trade: The final conquest of Latin America -- Puerto Rico, U.S.A.: Possessed and unwanted