Browsing: Central America

Carolyn Forché was 27 when a stranger appeared on her doorstep. In this National Book Award finalist, she recounts how that meeting set in motion a journey through El Salvador as the country hurtled towards civil war. “Astonishing, powerful, so important” (Margaret Atwood).

During his career as a pirate captain, Bartholomew Roberts gained wealth and notoriety across the Caribbean. The infamous Black Bart’s exploits come to life in this fascinating history of lawlessness at sea.