An epic history of the Spanish empire in North America from 1493 to 1898 by Robert Goodwin, author of Spain: The Centre of the World.
Dr. Robert Goodwin is an Honorary Research Fellow at University College London. His two trade books, Crossing the Continent 1527-1540: The Story of the First African-American Explorer of the American South and Spain: The Centre of the World 1519-1682, were published to critical acclaim. He appears on Spanish radio and TV and writes for Spanish newspapers. He lives between London and Seville, where he regularly conducts archival research.
The events and people who figure in these pages of
centuries-spanning history are mostly well-known, from Cortés and
Cabeza de Vaca to the Alamo, but the author's great strength is to
give them layers of meaning that warrant a fresh look . . .
recommended for any student of American history.
*Kirkus Reviews*
[Goodwin and Gibson] write with verve and can be read with pleasure
. . . Goodwin, who revels in set pieces, has the edge in evoking
historical personalities, particularly swashbuckling characters. .
. a rattling good story.
*The New York Review of Books*
Two new histories on a subject important to New Mexicans – indeed,
to all Americans – are monumental in their scope, accessible and
enlightening in their narratives. . . One history is Robert
Goodwin’s 'América.'
*The Albuquerque Journal*
Goodwin adopts a page-turning style to convey the sheer magnitude
of Spain in this period.
*Library Journal on SPAIN*
A highly readable account of the birth of the first global
superpower.
*The Economist on SPAIN*
A bright, wide-ranging chronicle of the golden age of the Spanish
empire . . . Any student of the Renaissance should read this
excellent work showing Spain's enormous impact on the arts and,
with her vast American empire, the world.
*Kirkus Reviews on SPAIN, "Best Books of 2015"*
This is history as it should be but so rarely is. It is told
through lives lived, written out of passion, as well as deep
knowledge. Goodwin makes English dance a flamenco; sometimes his
prose whirls like a Dervish; sometimes it cuts like a surgeon's
knife; it is never dull, though it knows when it needs to be
measured.
*David Starkey on SPAIN*
What distinguishes Goodwin from other historians of the period is
the sheer multiplicity of his perspectives. He is erudite and
concise in covering familiar ground, while full of original insight
when it comes to the motives and actions of the key players . . .
[I]t is not enough to bring truth to history. One must also bring
life--and this book has it in golden abundance.
*The Spectator on SPAIN*
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