El fantasma negro

This collection of some of the best-loved Bible stories will give young children an introduction to the Catholic faith.

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.

Ismael trabaja como pescador a lo largo de las costas del norte de África, a pocos kilómetros de la anhelada Italia. El mar es parte integral de su vida, fuente de sustento y símbolo de pertenencia a un grupo. Pero cuando el mar, de repente, le arrebata a su padre, a Ismael no le queda más remedio que abandonar todo lo que conoce y ama, y emprender un viaje desesperado en busca de fortuna y de un lugar al que realmente pueda llamar hogar. Esta novela muestra la cara más amarga de la inmigración, aquellas noticias que cada día destacan en los informativos sobre las miles de personas que ...

Explores in story format, what drove Columbus to sail west in search of a new passage to India. Includes study questions.