The first anthology to bring together heretofore unknown texts from the entire history of Hispanics writing in what became the United States, fom the colonial period to the present. The anthology follows the dominant trends of native, immigrant and exile writing by Latinos in the United States. "The collection...does an excellent job of highlighting the political, cultural, and economic issues that have confronted the Hispanic community for the past half milennium.... The incredible scope of the anthology...will leave many readers feeling as if they had just completed a semester-long course of Latin American literature and history. This superior selection will prove to be a much-needed source of information in library collections."--Booklist