FICTION
♦ $ A Long Vacation by Jules Verne
Fourteen schoolboys, shipwrecked on an uninhabited island near the southern part of South America, struggle to survive. A Lord of the Flies story without all the violence.
♦ $ Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark
"An Incan boy who tends llamas in a hidden valley in Peru learns the traditions and secrets of his ancestors."
Fourteen schoolboys, shipwrecked on an uninhabited island near the southern part of South America, struggle to survive. A Lord of the Flies story without all the violence.
♦ $ Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark
"An Incan boy who tends llamas in a hidden valley in Peru learns the traditions and secrets of his ancestors."
CULTURAL
♦ $ Black Rainbow: Legends of the Incas and Myths of Ancient Peru by John Bierhorst
"One of the world's most splendid - and most mysterious- civilizations comes vividly to life in this anthology of 26 myths and legends, gathered from the 16th century chronicles of missionaries and conquistadores and from the reports of folklorists working in remote Andean villages of the Andes. The creation of the world, the rise of the Inca empire, the great wars of expansion, omens of doom, and the Spanish Conquest are among the themes woven into these stories, many of which are here translated into English for the first time."
♥ Stories of El Dorado by Frona Eunice Wait (1904)
El Dorado means 'the gold', but it wasn't referring to the bright shiny metal, according to these legends.
♥ Tales of Enchantment from Spain by Elsie Eels (1920)
♥ South America by Edith Browne (1915)
Peeps at Many Lands
♦ $ Tales of Silver Lands by Charles Finger
"This 1925 Newbery Award winner is a collection of nineteen folk tales which the author, Charles J. Finger, collected while journeying through Central and South America. These tales come from such diverse places as Honduras, the Orinoco region of Venezuela, Guiana, Cape Horn, Brazil, the Andes, the southern Patagonia area of Argentina, Chile, the pampas of Paraguay, Uruguay, Colombia, and Bolivia."
♦ $ The King of the Mountains by M.A. Jagendorf
More than fifty tales of Latin America listed by country by origin.
♥ The Land of the Golden Man by Anita B. Ferris
"One of the world's most splendid - and most mysterious- civilizations comes vividly to life in this anthology of 26 myths and legends, gathered from the 16th century chronicles of missionaries and conquistadores and from the reports of folklorists working in remote Andean villages of the Andes. The creation of the world, the rise of the Inca empire, the great wars of expansion, omens of doom, and the Spanish Conquest are among the themes woven into these stories, many of which are here translated into English for the first time."
♥ Stories of El Dorado by Frona Eunice Wait (1904)
El Dorado means 'the gold', but it wasn't referring to the bright shiny metal, according to these legends.
♥ Tales of Enchantment from Spain by Elsie Eels (1920)
♥ South America by Edith Browne (1915)
Peeps at Many Lands
♦ $ Tales of Silver Lands by Charles Finger
"This 1925 Newbery Award winner is a collection of nineteen folk tales which the author, Charles J. Finger, collected while journeying through Central and South America. These tales come from such diverse places as Honduras, the Orinoco region of Venezuela, Guiana, Cape Horn, Brazil, the Andes, the southern Patagonia area of Argentina, Chile, the pampas of Paraguay, Uruguay, Colombia, and Bolivia."
♦ $ The King of the Mountains by M.A. Jagendorf
More than fifty tales of Latin America listed by country by origin.
♥ The Land of the Golden Man by Anita B. Ferris
HISTORICAL
FC W9-1 Cortez and Montezuma
FC W9-107 Pizarro and the Conquest of Peru
FC W9-107 Pizarro and the Conquest of Peru
♦ California Gold in California by Paul Wellman
North Star Books
♦ $ Jessie Benton Fremont by Marguerite Higgins
North Star Books Any history of California is incomplete without the story of this dynamic woman who was one of the state's first notable pioneer figures. Jessie Benton Fremont was witty, intelligent, gracious, and beautiful. Along with her husband, John C. Fremont, Jessie was passionate about abolition and together their efforts assured California's admission to the Union as a free state. She authored all her husband's exploratory journals of the West and was intimately involved in his political endeavors as well. Jessie was presented at court in both England and France, lived in pioneer tents during the Gold Rush, had audiences with Lincoln, and acted as army nurse during the Civil War.
♥ California The Missions of California by Racine McRoskey (1914)
Simple introduction to Father Sierra and a brief description of each of the California missions.
♥ California Pacific History Stories—California by Herr Wagner (1896)
Read the stories of the early days of California--of Balboa, Magellan, Carrillo, Drake, Fremont, the missions, the discovery of gold and other California interests.
♦ $ Texas Inside the Alamo by Jim Murphy
An in-depth look at the siege of the Alamo.
♦ Texas The Birth of Texas by William Weber Johnson
North Star Book
$ $ Landmark Captain Cortez Conquers Mexico by Johnson
$ Landmark Simon Bolivar, the Great Liberator by Whitridge
♦ $ Ashes of Empire, Carlota and Maximilian of Mexico by Marguerite Vance
The mighty Habsburg dynasty is beginning to crumble, and the vacillating Archduke Maximilian of Austria and his beautiful but headstrong bride, Carlotta, were caught in the tangled web of mid-nineteenth-century diplomacy.
♥ Makers of South America by Margarette Daniels (1916)
♥ Mexico by Margaret Coxhead (1909)
A history of Mexico, similar in writing to H.E. Marshall and Mary MacGregor's books.
♥ Montezuma and the Conquest of Mexico by Edward Eggleston and Elizabeth Eggleston Seelye (1908)
Based on the writings of Bernel Diaz who was there as well as Cortez' own account, here is an in depth look at the conquest of the Aztecs. Edward Eggleston is another popular children's writer of his day.
♥ Stories of South America by Eugene Brooks (1922)
Engaging and inspiring stories of humanitarians and freedom fighters in South America.
♦ The Conquest of Montezuma's Empire by Andrew Lang with foreward by James Daugherty
North Star Books
♦ $ Jessie Benton Fremont by Marguerite Higgins
North Star Books Any history of California is incomplete without the story of this dynamic woman who was one of the state's first notable pioneer figures. Jessie Benton Fremont was witty, intelligent, gracious, and beautiful. Along with her husband, John C. Fremont, Jessie was passionate about abolition and together their efforts assured California's admission to the Union as a free state. She authored all her husband's exploratory journals of the West and was intimately involved in his political endeavors as well. Jessie was presented at court in both England and France, lived in pioneer tents during the Gold Rush, had audiences with Lincoln, and acted as army nurse during the Civil War.
♥ California The Missions of California by Racine McRoskey (1914)
Simple introduction to Father Sierra and a brief description of each of the California missions.
♥ California Pacific History Stories—California by Herr Wagner (1896)
Read the stories of the early days of California--of Balboa, Magellan, Carrillo, Drake, Fremont, the missions, the discovery of gold and other California interests.
♦ $ Texas Inside the Alamo by Jim Murphy
An in-depth look at the siege of the Alamo.
♦ Texas The Birth of Texas by William Weber Johnson
North Star Book
$ $ Landmark Captain Cortez Conquers Mexico by Johnson
$ Landmark Simon Bolivar, the Great Liberator by Whitridge
♦ $ Ashes of Empire, Carlota and Maximilian of Mexico by Marguerite Vance
The mighty Habsburg dynasty is beginning to crumble, and the vacillating Archduke Maximilian of Austria and his beautiful but headstrong bride, Carlotta, were caught in the tangled web of mid-nineteenth-century diplomacy.
♥ Makers of South America by Margarette Daniels (1916)
♥ Mexico by Margaret Coxhead (1909)
A history of Mexico, similar in writing to H.E. Marshall and Mary MacGregor's books.
♥ Montezuma and the Conquest of Mexico by Edward Eggleston and Elizabeth Eggleston Seelye (1908)
Based on the writings of Bernel Diaz who was there as well as Cortez' own account, here is an in depth look at the conquest of the Aztecs. Edward Eggleston is another popular children's writer of his day.
♥ Stories of South America by Eugene Brooks (1922)
Engaging and inspiring stories of humanitarians and freedom fighters in South America.
♦ The Conquest of Montezuma's Empire by Andrew Lang with foreward by James Daugherty
HISTORICAL FICTION
♥ California Henty, G.A. Captain Baylay’s Heir—a story of California Gold Fields (1850)
♥ California Martha of California, a story of the California Trail by James Otis (1913)
Another selection from James Otis' Pioneer Series. This time, California travel through the eyes of a child.
♦ Texas The Lost Lakes: A Story of the Texas Rangers by Catherine Owens Peare
Winston Adventure Series
♦ Texas Their Shining Hour by Ramona Maher
Daughters of Valor Series. The story of Susanna Dickenson at the Alamo.
♥ Henty, G.A. By Right of Conquest—with Cortez in Mexico
♥ Henty, G.A. In the Hand of the Cave Dwellers (1833)
♥ Henty, G.A. Out on the Pampas—Mexican-American War (1851)
♥ Henty, G.A. With Cochrane the Dauntless—South America Revolution (1820)
♥ Henty, G.A. The Treasure of the Incas (1844)
♦ $ De Soto: Child of the Sun by William O. Steele
Historical novel portraying the life of Hernando DeSoto, famous Spanish explorer of the 16th century and searcher for gold in the New World.
♦ $ Out of Many Waters by Jacqueline D. Greene
"Kidnapped from her parents during the Portuguese Inquisition, 12-year old Isobel BenLazar was sent to work as a slave at a remote Brazilian monastery."
♦ $ Siege: The Story of St. Augustine in 1702 by Wilma Pitchford Hays
The Spanish colonists in St. Augustine withdraw to the fort as the English approach the town hoping to claim it and subsequently all Florida for England.
♥ The Boy Travellers in Mexico by Thomas Knox (1890)
Boy Traveller Series - Fictional boys in real-life settings and travels.
♥ The Boy Travellers in South America by Thomas Knox (1886)
Boy Traveller Series
♦ $ The Corn Grows Ripe by Dorothy Rhoads
"When his father is badly injured in an accident, a young Mayan boy called Tigre wonders who will plant and harvest the corn that they need to survive--and to please the Mayan gods. Twelve-year-old Tigre has never done a man's work before. Now he will have to take his father's place. A Newbery Honor Book."
♦ $ The King's Fifth by Scott O'Dell
Adventures with the Conquistadors and their lust for gold.
♦ The Listening One by Beulah Mullen Karney
Daughters of Valor Series. A story of early California.
♥ The White Conquerors—a tale of Toltec and Aztec by Kirk Munroe (1893)
A fictionalized but highly descriptive account.
♦ The Youngest Conquistador by S. G. Mantel
$ Walk the World's Rim by Betty Baker
"A 14-year old Indian joins Cabeza de Vaca's 16th-century expedition through the Southwest. A vivid portrait of Mexican life and the harsh conditions of a primitive Indian tribe."
♦ Young Inca Prince by Alida Sims Malkus
♥ California Martha of California, a story of the California Trail by James Otis (1913)
Another selection from James Otis' Pioneer Series. This time, California travel through the eyes of a child.
♦ Texas The Lost Lakes: A Story of the Texas Rangers by Catherine Owens Peare
Winston Adventure Series
♦ Texas Their Shining Hour by Ramona Maher
Daughters of Valor Series. The story of Susanna Dickenson at the Alamo.
♥ Henty, G.A. By Right of Conquest—with Cortez in Mexico
♥ Henty, G.A. In the Hand of the Cave Dwellers (1833)
♥ Henty, G.A. Out on the Pampas—Mexican-American War (1851)
♥ Henty, G.A. With Cochrane the Dauntless—South America Revolution (1820)
♥ Henty, G.A. The Treasure of the Incas (1844)
♦ $ De Soto: Child of the Sun by William O. Steele
Historical novel portraying the life of Hernando DeSoto, famous Spanish explorer of the 16th century and searcher for gold in the New World.
♦ $ Out of Many Waters by Jacqueline D. Greene
"Kidnapped from her parents during the Portuguese Inquisition, 12-year old Isobel BenLazar was sent to work as a slave at a remote Brazilian monastery."
♦ $ Siege: The Story of St. Augustine in 1702 by Wilma Pitchford Hays
The Spanish colonists in St. Augustine withdraw to the fort as the English approach the town hoping to claim it and subsequently all Florida for England.
♥ The Boy Travellers in Mexico by Thomas Knox (1890)
Boy Traveller Series - Fictional boys in real-life settings and travels.
♥ The Boy Travellers in South America by Thomas Knox (1886)
Boy Traveller Series
♦ $ The Corn Grows Ripe by Dorothy Rhoads
"When his father is badly injured in an accident, a young Mayan boy called Tigre wonders who will plant and harvest the corn that they need to survive--and to please the Mayan gods. Twelve-year-old Tigre has never done a man's work before. Now he will have to take his father's place. A Newbery Honor Book."
♦ $ The King's Fifth by Scott O'Dell
Adventures with the Conquistadors and their lust for gold.
♦ The Listening One by Beulah Mullen Karney
Daughters of Valor Series. A story of early California.
♥ The White Conquerors—a tale of Toltec and Aztec by Kirk Munroe (1893)
A fictionalized but highly descriptive account.
♦ The Youngest Conquistador by S. G. Mantel
$ Walk the World's Rim by Betty Baker
"A 14-year old Indian joins Cabeza de Vaca's 16th-century expedition through the Southwest. A vivid portrait of Mexican life and the harsh conditions of a primitive Indian tribe."
♦ Young Inca Prince by Alida Sims Malkus
BIOGRAPHIES
♦ $ Texas Story of Davy Crockett by Enid Meadowcroft
Signature Biography
♦ $ Texas Make Way for Sam Houston by Jean Fritz
"Houston was a self-educated man who fought in the War of 1812, served as a congressman and governor of Tennessee, fought for Texas independence, served as its first president and later as governor and senator after Texas joined the union. Much of his life was influenced by his boyhood reading of hero stories, especially those of Caius Marius, a Roman general and statesman."
♦ Bolivar, the Liberator by Ronald Syme
A biography of the man who devoted his life to liberating South America and who, at the peak of his career, was president of five South American countries.
♦ Francisco Coronado and the Seven Cities of Gold by Ronald Syme
♦ $ Francisco Pizarro by Ronald Syme
Biography of explorer Pizarro, finder of Peru.
♦ $ George Goethals by Jean Lee Latham
A biography of the West Point graduate who learned civil engineering "from the ground up" and supervised the completion of the Panama Canal.
♦ Juarez, Hero of Mexico by Nina Brown Baker
♦ $ Make Way for Same Houston by Jean Fritz
Signature Biography
♦ $ Texas Make Way for Sam Houston by Jean Fritz
"Houston was a self-educated man who fought in the War of 1812, served as a congressman and governor of Tennessee, fought for Texas independence, served as its first president and later as governor and senator after Texas joined the union. Much of his life was influenced by his boyhood reading of hero stories, especially those of Caius Marius, a Roman general and statesman."
♦ Bolivar, the Liberator by Ronald Syme
A biography of the man who devoted his life to liberating South America and who, at the peak of his career, was president of five South American countries.
♦ Francisco Coronado and the Seven Cities of Gold by Ronald Syme
♦ $ Francisco Pizarro by Ronald Syme
Biography of explorer Pizarro, finder of Peru.
♦ $ George Goethals by Jean Lee Latham
A biography of the West Point graduate who learned civil engineering "from the ground up" and supervised the completion of the Panama Canal.
♦ Juarez, Hero of Mexico by Nina Brown Baker
♦ $ Make Way for Same Houston by Jean Fritz