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Hispanic firsts : 500 years of extraordinary achievement / Nicolás Kanellos.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Reading Room REF E184.S75 K36 1997
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kanellos, Nicolás.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hispanic Americans--History--Miscellanea.
- Hispanic Americans.
- World records--United States.
- World records.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Trivia and miscellanea.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxvi, 372 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Detroit : Gale, ©1997.
- Summary:
- Profiles the most significant "firsts" achieved by Hispanics, from pre-Columbian times to the present. Includes 100 illustrations, a calendar of firsts and a fold-out timeline.
- Contents:
- Art and design
- Business and commerce
- Education
- Film
- Government
- Labor
- Literature
- Media
- The military
- The performing arts
- Religion
- Science and technology
- Sports
- Theater.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-327) and index.
- Local Notes:
- The Balch Institute Library and Archives.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Kanellos, Nicolás. Hispanic firsts.
- ISBN:
- 0787605174
- 9780787605179
- 0787605190
- 9780787605193
- OCLC:
- 36629979
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