El ferrocarril transcontinental (The Transcontinental Railroad)

People today refer to the Midwestern and prairie states as flyover country. During the Civil War, crossing those areas was the biggest obstacle in uniting the East and West Coasts of our divided nation. An act of Congress in 1862 authorized the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific railroad companies to build a railroad that would link the coasts. Seven years later, on May 10, 1869, an overwhelmingly immigrant labor force completed the task when a rail line was join in Promontory, Utah. The states had become united at last.

"A finales de los años setenta, un muchacho perteneciente a la clase media salvadoreña trata de introducirse en los movimientos sindicalistas locales con la intención de conocer el incipiente movimiento revolucionario. Allí conoce a una guapa trabajadora de una fábrica textil y se propone enamorarla. Sin embargo, la situación se recrudece en El Salvador. Las refriegas sindicales devienen en combates contra el orden militar y la vorágine termina arrastrando a todo el mundo a territorios y rupturas que nunca imaginaron. Se ha desatado la guerra civil salvadoreña. Róger Lindo, con la...

Tells the story of Pablo Picasso as he grows through his early days as an artist, his discovery of cubism, and his later years of sculpture and painting to become a famous artist.

"Provides an overview of the design, uses, weapons, and equipment of U.S. Air Force fighter planes. Written in English and Spanish."

"'Aula internacional Nueva edición' es una rigurosa actualización de esa propuesta : un manual que mantiene el espíritu inicial, pero que recoge las sugerencias de los usuarios, que renueva su lenguaje gráfico y que incorpora las nuevas tecnologías de la información."--Editor.