100 Hispanic-Americans Who Shaped American History

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100 Hispanic Americans Who Shaped American History is teeming with interesting nuggets of fact and information about the lives of influential men and women who have contributed to the development of this great nation. This book includes people from diverse backgrounds who have made their marks in various fields such as the early explorers (Pedro Menendez de Aviles and Juan Bautista de Anza); politics (Pio de Jesus Pico and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen); sports (Oscar de la Hoya and Roberto Clemente); entertainment (Desi Arnez and Selena); business (Roberto Goizueta and Romana Acosta Banuelos); civil rights (Martha Cotera and Cesar Chavez); and much more! Organized chronologically and meticulously researched, this book provides a new and intertesting look at the prominent role that these men and women played and how their varied talents, ideas, and expertise have contributed to American history. As with the other titles in Bluewood's popular 100 Series, each one-page biography in 100 Hispanic Americans Who Shaped American History includes an illustration or photograph, and a locator map, accompanied by clearly written text. This book also contains a complete index and trivia quiz.

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Review by Midwest Book Review, 2002-11-08

100 Hispanic-Americans Who Shaped American History by Rick Laezman is a remarkable collection of informative biographical capsule portraits introducing one hundred Hispanic men and women whose lives profoundly affected America. From the governor of Spanish Louisiana who secretly aided the Americans during the Revolutionary War, to the entrepreneur who made the Coca-Cola company a sensational success, 100 Hispanic-Americans Who Shaped American History is an amazing and eclectic collection of fascinating figures, each of whom is given a one-page biographical summary enhanced a black-and-white photograph or artistic portrait.