{"product_id":"latino-firsts-nicols-kanellos-9781578598489","title":"Latino Firsts: Trailblazers and Milestones in United States History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSalute the Latino legends, pioneers, and trailblazers! Celebrate the Hispanic milestones, accomplishments, and victories!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn inspiring exploration of groundbreaking individuals and pioneering events, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLatino Firsts: Trailblazers and Milestones in United States History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e honors the an indelible mark Hispanics have made on American history and society. Featured are brigadier general \u003ci\u003eRichard E. Cavazos\u003c\/i\u003e, Nobel laureate \u003ci\u003eGabriela Mistral\u003c\/i\u003e, actress \u003ci\u003eAmerica Ferrera\u003c\/i\u003e, playwright \u003ci\u003eLin-Manuel Miranda\u003c\/i\u003e, civil rights activist \u003ci\u003eDolores Huerta\u003c\/i\u003e, Congresswoman \u003ci\u003eIleana Ros-Lehtinen\u003c\/i\u003e, Supreme Court Justice \u003ci\u003eSonia Sotomayor\u003c\/i\u003e, president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science \u003ci\u003eFrancisco Ayala\u003c\/i\u003e, artist \u003ci\u003eJen-Michel Basquiat\u003c\/i\u003e, weightlifter \u003ci\u003eSarah Elizabeth Robles\u003c\/i\u003e, and more than a thousand other notable people and accomplishments, such as ... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eAstronaut Frank Rubio (1975-) set he American record for the longest spaceflight of 371 days aboard the International Space Station\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eOscar Mu?oz CEO of United Airlines; Roberto Goizueta, CEO of Coca-Cola\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSpanish-born philosopher George Santayana (1863-1952) was the first Latino philosopher and writer to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eFashion designers Oscar de la Renta and Carolina Herrera\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eFilm director\/producer Eva Longoria was named USA Today's Women of the Year in 2024\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSpanish explorers were the first Europeans to set up settlements in Alaska and Canada's Pacific Coast, at least twelve of them\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCattle and ranching first introduced to Hawaii by Hispanic cowboys from the Southwest\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe first admiral of the US Navy, David Farragut, was the son of a Spaniard and a US Revolutionary War hero\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSpanish immigrant Rafael Guastavino, architect and designer, whose landmark designs include Grand Central Station, Carnegie Hall, the old Penn Station, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMany US laws are based on Hispanic-Mexican law, including family law (community property, common-law marriage, homestead law, adoption law) and water and land rights laws\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe recent changing of names for military bases from Confederate soldiers has resulted in the naming of Fort Hidalgo\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBefore slavery was abolished in the United States, Latinos in Florida and Texas operated extensive \"underground railroads\" assisting escaped slaves to reach freedom in Hispanic Florida, Texas and Mexico\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHernandez v. Texas, a 1964 Supreme Court case brought by Mexican American attorneys that desegregated juries, was a precedent for Brown v. Board of Education\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAstronaut Ellen Ochoa later served as the Director of NASA's John Space Center\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eLatinos from the Caribbean and Mexico introduced the cotton, cattle and sugar industries to the United States\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eVirologist\/bacteriologist Sarah Stewart, the first woman, and Latina, to earn a medical degree from Georgetown University Medical School, whose research showed that viruses can cause various types of cancer\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eCarlos Juan Finlay, a Cuban doctor educated in Philadelphia, who discovered that yellow fever was spread by the \u003ci\u003eAedes aegypti\u003c\/i\u003e mosquito\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ebaseball players such as Roberto Clemente, considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time and Alex Rodriguez, the highest paid ballplayer at the time\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003emultiple Oscar winners, including Anthony Quinn and Rita Moreno\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAnd thousands of other milestones and firsts!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eMilestones, victories and success are not always noticed when they happen. Sometimes an achievement is only recognized years later. Revel and rejoice in the renowned and lesser-known, barrier-breaking trailblazers in all fields--arts, entertainment, business, civil rights, education, government, invention, journalism, religion, science, sports, music, and more. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLatino Firsts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e illuminates the rich and important history of Hispanic Americans!\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicol?s Kanellos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1578598486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781578598489\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Visible Ink Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Nicol?s Kanellos","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372661133567,"sku":"9781578598489","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c0c06a46-4fe9-440e-b9c8-10ab0be66e3c.jpg?v=1732726585","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/latino-firsts-nicols-kanellos-9781578598489","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}