Brief text explores the history, geography, government, cities, recreation, and people of the Dominican Republic.
Contents 4 in 9 Chapter 1 Fast Facts about the Dominican Republic ... Explore the Dominican Republic 5 Chapter 2 Fast Facts about the Land .. 8 Land , Climate , and Wildlife Chapter 3 Fast Facts about History . 18 .
Discusses the geography, history, people, culture, government, economy, and future of the Dominican Republic.
Combining intellectual and social history, Teresita Martinez-Vergne explores the processes by which people in the Dominican Republic began to hammer out a common sense of purpose and a modern national identity at the end of the nineteenth ...
In this book, _lvarez-L-pez details the history of revolution in the Dominican Republic, which was an infant independent nation struggling to preserve its political independence from Haiti and from the expansionist policies of northern ...
But he took the occasion to speak in protest of Boyer's action, pointing to the differences in language, customs, beliefs, and legal systems that existed between the two sides of the island. The first actions Boyer took were to abolish ...
"The Dominican Republic is the land Columbus loved best" runs the advertising slogan. In celebration of the 500th anniversary of the explorer's arrival on the island of Hispaniola, the government...
The Dominican Republic and the United States is the eleventh book in The United States and the Americas series, volumes suitable for classroom use.
a a Music and Dance The merengue ( muh - RENG - gay ) is the national dance of the Dominican Republic . Its lively steps come from African and European dances . Traditional merengue bands use four instruments .
Readers will explore the tropical country of the Dominican Republic as they look through these beautiful pages. Everything from government, culture, geography, and trade is covered in these informative books.
This work examines the distinct political periods in the country's history, such as the Spanish, French, Haitian, and US occupations and the several periods of self-rule. It also covers a...