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My Favorite Books on the People, Politics, and Culture of Puerto Rico
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The Puerto Ricans: A Documentary HistoryThe Puerto Ricans: A Documentary History by Olga Jimenez De Wagenheim
Buy new: $24.95 / Used from: $5.00
This is a great place to begin if you want to learn about Puerto Ricosee my review
Puerto Rico Past and Present: An EncyclopediaPuerto Rico Past and Present: An Encyclopedia by Gail Cueto
Buy new: $86.95 / Used from: $8.82
Puerto Rico, Borinquen QueridaPuerto Rico, Borinquen Querida by Roger A. Labrucherie
Buy new: $35.00 / Used from: $0.01
Puerto Rico: A Political and Cultural HistoryPuerto Rico: A Political and Cultural History by Arturo Morales Carrion
Buy new: $19.36 / Used from: $4.50
This is a fabulous book -- even today
Puerto Rico: An Interpretive History from Precolumbia Times to 1900Puerto Rico: An Interpretive History from Precolumbia Times to 1900 by Olga Jimenez De Wagenheim
Buy used from: $12.50
This is another great historical account on Puerto Rico
Stories from Puerto RicoStories from Puerto Rico by Robert Muckley
Buy new: $9.32 / Used from: $4.17
A collection of great stories
Sugar, Slavery, and Freedom in Nineteenth-Century Puerto RicoSugar, Slavery, and Freedom in Nineteenth-Century Puerto Rico by Luis A. Figueroa
Buy new: $17.95 / Used from: $8.53
Great history -- as sad as it is.
The Tainos: Rise and Decline of the People Who Greeted ColumbusThe Tainos: Rise and Decline of the People Who Greeted Columbus by Irving Rouse
Buy new: $13.60 / Used from: $8.40
The Disenchanted Island: Puerto Rico and the United States in the Twentieth Century, Second EditionThe Disenchanted Island: Puerto Rico and the United States in the Twentieth Century, Second Edition by Ronald Fernandez
Buy used from: $449.25
Diving and Snorkeling Guide to Puerto Rico (Pisces Diving & Snorkeling Guides)Diving and Snorkeling Guide to Puerto Rico (Pisces Diving & Snorkeling Guides) by Steve Simonsen
Buy used from: $9.99
This book will give you just a glimpse of best diving sport in Puerto Rico.
Fodor's Puerto Rico, 3rd Edition (Fodor's Gold Guides)Fodor's Puerto Rico, 3rd Edition (Fodor's Gold Guides) by Fodor's
Buy used from: $0.01
A great travel guid. Iit will definitely prepare you for your first vacation to the island.
Puerto Rico Off the Beaten Path, 4th (Off the Beaten Path Series)Puerto Rico Off the Beaten Path, 4th (Off the Beaten Path Series) by Tina Cohen
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Another tour guide for visitors to the island.
Puerto Rico in Pictures (Visual Geography. Second Series)Puerto Rico in Pictures (Visual Geography. Second Series) by Lerner Pub.
Buy new: $21.27 / Used from: $0.07
No book has shown the beauty of Puerto Rico, but this book comes close.
Rum & Reggae's Puerto Rico: Culebra & Vieques (Rum & Reggae series)Rum & Reggae's Puerto Rico: Culebra & Vieques (Rum & Reggae series) by Jonathan Runge
Buy used from: $2.11
Puerto Rican CookeryPuerto Rican Cookery by Carmen Aboy Valldejuli
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $9.99
Pride of Puerto Rico: The Life of Roberto ClementePride of Puerto Rico: The Life of Roberto Clemente by Paul Robert Walker
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01
When I Was Puerto RicanWhen I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago
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A touching story of struggle and triumph.
From Colonia to Community: The History of Puerto Ricans in New York City (Latino in American Society and Culture)From Colonia to Community: The History of Puerto Ricans in New York City (Latino in American Society and Culture) by Virginia E. Sánchez Korrol
Buy new: $22.95 / Used from: $3.95
Islands of Resistance: Vieques, Puerto Rico, and U.S. PolicyIslands of Resistance: Vieques, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Policy by Mario A. Murillo
Buy new: $6.95 / Used from: $0.96
The Legal Construction of Identity: The Judicial and Social Legacy of American Colonialism in Puerto Rico (Law and Public Policy: Psychology and the Social Sciences)The Legal Construction of Identity: The Judicial and Social Legacy of American Colonialism in Puerto Rico (Law and Public Policy: Psychology and the Social Sciences) by Efren Rivera Ramos
Buy used from: $16.89
Excellent political analysis on the relationship between the US and Puerto Rico. Read my review
Pay to the Order of Puerto Rico: The Cost of DependencePay to the Order of Puerto Rico: The Cost of Dependence by Alexander Odishelidze
Buy used from: $7.48
This book is an eye opener and convincing
Music in Puerto Rico: A Reader's Anthology (Studies in Latin American Music)Music in Puerto Rico: A Reader's Anthology (Studies in Latin American Music) by Donald Thompson
Buy new: $39.95 / Used from: $27.96
The Puerto Rican Nation on the Move: Identities on the Island and in the United StatesThe Puerto Rican Nation on the Move: Identities on the Island and in the United States by Jorge Duany
Buy new: $22.50 / Used from: $15.00
A great read and exploration of Puerto Rico's past and present culture -- very much worth reading
Puerto Rico: Culture, Politics, and IdentityPuerto Rico: Culture, Politics, and Identity by Nancy Morris
Buy new: $31.50 / Used from: $5.39
Almost a WomanAlmost a Woman by Esmeralda Santiago
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $0.93
The continuation of "When I was Puerto Rican".