Secretos medievales

Is it possible to create an enjoyable and mysterious history of literature? Every author—novelist, philosopher, poet, or essayist—has any enigma to offer or reveal, either about their lives or about their works. For instance, do we know exactly where Cervantes was born? Are we sure that Conan Doyle was not a murderer? Why did Comte decide to create his own religion? Did Jose Cadalso exhume his girlfriend's corpse? Was Corneille Moiré's ghostwriter? Was Berbiguier harassed by imps? Maybe Jules Verne did belong to a secret society. Have any works been inspired by dreams—or by insanity?...

Known as the "Queen City of the Ozarks," Springfield was founded in 1829 and became the seat of Greene County in 1835. Beginning in 1870, Springfield served as a railroad hub that connected the Ozarks culturally and financially to Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago, and points along the East Coast. In 1938, Route 66 became part of the city's history when the legendary highway came through the public square on College Street. Built on land donated by Springfield founder John Polk Campbell, the square continues to be a vital part of the city's culture and economy. Postcard History Series:...

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El 7 de octubre de 1985, Puerto Rico conocio lo que fue la Comunidad Mameyes en Ponce. Un enorme deslizamiento de terrenos destruyo gran parte de dicha comunidad y enterro vivos a un sinnumero de personas. En el lugar se construyo un monumento. Pero ha sido abandonado, vandalizado y profanado, a pesar de que es el camposanto donde reposan aquellos cuyos restos no pudieron ser rescatados. Que era Mameyes? Como vivian los residentes? Como y por que ocurrio la tragedia? En este libro se contestaran estas preguntas y a la vez recordaremos a la gente que vivio en Mameyes. Se busca llamar la...

Antonio Cabanas, autor de El ladrón de tumbas y El hijo del desierto, abandona con esta novela el terreno de la ficción para presetarnos una apasionante visión del Antiguo Egipto A pesar de los dos mil años transcurridos desde su desaparición, el Antiguo Egipto aún ejerce una poderosa fascinación. Antonio Cabanas abandona el terreno de la ficción para presentarnos una apasionante visión del Antiguo Egipto a partir de sus historias más difundidas y también de las más desconocidas…, y nos desvela numerosos enigmas que arrojan luz sobre la historia, la costumbres,las creencias y la ...