A review by lilacs_book_bower
Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America by Juan González

challenging dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

3.75

Harvest of Empire covers a variety of topics, like the Spanish colonization and then the financial "colonization" of Mexico and Central America by the US, the government interference, the reasons why people from specific countries came to the US, and general issues facing the Hispanic-American community today.  I appreciated the history of the US's interference, as I had no idea how many governments the US interfered with, or even toppled, in order to prop up US business interests.  That was really eye opening.  I also learned a lot in the section that examined difference issues and circumstances that were driving immigrants and refugees to leave their countries.  The info felt like a LOT of facts, but that is generally how books of this nature with this type of scope are. However, the book read a little slow and dry, but I would still recommend it.  
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