Tonight, a long excerpt from Antoine Coppolanis excellent biography, Richard Nixon , published by Éditions Fayard in October. I had already reviewed a good book on Nixon, by Romain Huret (https://brumes.wordpress.com/2010/01/13/de-quoi-nixon-est-il-le-nom/). Coppolanis massive work (a biography that
We moved to Havana in the 18th century, there we have an Alicante man, from Petrer, Juan de Miralles Trailhon . In 1740 he had arrived in Cuba with a small fortune that served him to court, and later be able to marry, Mª Josefa Eligio de la Puente , the most desired single woman on the entire island
The Crazy Horse, Geronimo and the Sitting Bull are legends of the Wild West. They are the inspiration for most westerns. Why did these Indians become so popular? Crazy Horse Crazy Horse was born around 1840. He was the Lakota war leader in the nineteenth century. Its main goal was to fight the U
Around 2000 BC Beginning of cultivation in Peru: Peru is found in northwestern South America. The peoples of ancient Peru were sedentary peasants who grow tomatoes, corn, peppers, peppers, squash and potatoes. They raise llamas for their flesh, milk and wool, and as pack animals. Around 1200 to 300