Universal Father

Vincent Sheean, a groundbreaking American foreign correspondent and author, is known for reporting from Europe, North Africa, and Asia, writing news reports, articles, and books. A few books and articles have described Vincent Sheean’s life, and briefly discussed his major nonfiction books. However, no book-length study or article has closely examined his nonfiction books. 'Seeking to Understand the World: Literary Journalism of Vincent Sheean', textually analyzes his five nonfiction, journalistic books to examine them for characteristics of literary journalism. Spanning nearly the entirety ...

La participación del general Francisco de Paula Santander en la guerra de independencia y luego como organizador de la república durante la ausencia del Libertador Simón Bolívar, es un apasionante periodo de la vida política e institucional de Colombia que amerita ser leído y comprendido en su dimensión histórica. Esta breve biografía del general Santander, proporciona al lector una idea clara y concisa acerca de las vivencias más trascendentales de este prócer cucuteño, cuyo accionar político siempre fue controversial. Aunque en este libro el escritor Juan de Dios Arias lo exime ...

Hablar del príncipe de los ingenios significa no solo enfrentarse con el misterio de su vida, sino acercarse a un mito, donde lo fabuloso, lo seguro y lo verosímil están inextricablemente mezclados. El propio autor nos advierte que "explicar a Cervantes es aventura arriesgada". En efecto, no basta con recopilar rigurosamente lo que de él y de su contexto se sabe, sino que la tarea apasionante radica en ir al encuentro de este personaje enigmático. Así, en busca de una verdad que no cesa de ocultarse, se ve surgir en este libro el perfil de un hombre de una modernidad sorprendente.

In 1579 Philip II awarded a large territory in New Spain to a Portuguese man named Luis de Carvajal. That territory included a significant portion of present day Mexico, as well as portions of Texas and New Mexico. This remarkable man discovered, conquered, and settled most of that territory. He also brought a large group of settlers from Spain and Portugal whose impact on its cultural development was very significant. Many of those settlers were of Jewish descent and some of them were tried by the Inquisition for practicing the faith of their ancestors. This book is a biography of Carvajal...