Some Favorite Books
This story of Americans who traveled to Spain during the Civil War there is so readable. The clarity of the writing, the flowing narrative completely enveloped me. It helped me understand the complexity of that war in a way that has eluded me in the past. Thank you to Adam Hochschild for writing this brilliant book.
Spain in Our Hearts: Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936–1939
The Moor's Last Stand: How Seven Centuries of Muslim Rule in Spain Came to an End, by Elizabeth Drayson
Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain, by María Rosa Menocal
