The Caribbean, Central & South America
Lectures
- Meet the Maya
- Meet the Pirates
- Curry & Callaloo: The Melting Pot of Caribbean Cuisine
- Rum: The Essential Spirit
- Tequila & Mezcal: The Mesoamerican Spirit
- Beyond the Horizon: Voyages of Discovery 1500 BCE – 1500 CE
Voyages of Discovery
Books
- Berggren, J. Lennart: Ptolemy’s Geography: An Annotated Translation of the Theoretical Chapters.
- Bergreen, Laurence. Columbus: The Four Voyages
- Bergreen, Laurence. Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu.
- Bergreen, Laurence. In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire.
- Bergreen, Laurence. Over the Edge of the World: Magellan’s Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe.
- Cervantes, Fernando. Conquistadores: A New History of the Spanish Discovery and Conquest.
- Cook, James. The Journals of Captain Cook.
- Cunliffe, Barry. The Extraordinary Voyage of the Pytheas the Greek.
- De Las Casas, Bartolome. A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies.
- Dugard, Martin, Farther Than Any Man: The Rise and Fall of Captain James Cook.
- Dugard, Martin. The Explorers: A Story of Fearless Outcasts, Blundering Geniuses, and Impossible Success.
- Delaney, Carol. Columbus and the Quest for Jerusalem: How Religion Drove the Voyages that Led to America.
- Dreyer, Edward. Zheng He: China and the Oceans in the Early Ming Dynasty, 1405-1433.
- Fernandez-Armesto, Felipe. Pathfinders: A Global History of Exploration.
- Jarman, Cat. River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Roads.
- Hansen, Valerie. The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World, and Globalism Began.
- Vas de Camoes, Luis. The Lusiads (Oxford’s World’s Classics).
- Jigoulov, Vadim S. The Phoenicians: Lost Civilizations.
- Levathes, Louise. When China Ruled the Seas: The Treasure Fleet of the Dragon Throne, 1405-1433.
- Levy, Buddy. Conquistador: Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs.
- Mackintosh-Smith, Tim. The Travels of Ibn Battutah.
- Pangonis, Katherine. Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean.
- Polo, Marco. The Travels of Marco Polo.
- Severin, Tim. The Brendan Voyage: Sailing to America in a Leather Boat to Prove the Legend of the Irish Sailor Saints.
- Sigurdsson, Gisli. The Vinland Sagas.
Pre-Hispanic Mesoamerica
Books
- Diaz, Gisele. The Codex Borgia: A Full Color Restoration of the Ancient Mexican Manuscript.
- Freidel, David and Schele, Linda. A Forest of the Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya.
- Hämäläinen, Pekka. Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America.
- Phillips, Charles. Aztec and Maya: An Illustrated History.
- Seligson, Kenneth. The Maya and Climate Change: Human-Environmental Relationships in the Classic Period Lowlands.
- Tetlock, Dennis. Popul Vuh: The Definitive Edition of the Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life and the Glories of the Gods and Kings.
- Townsend, Camilla. Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs.
- Turner, Andrew D. Codice Maya de Mexico: Understanding the Oldest Surviving Book of the Americas.
- Tsouras, Peter G. Warlords of Ancient Mexico: How the Mayans and Aztecs Ruled for More than a Thousand Years.
Pirates & The History of Piracy
Books
- Dolan, Eric Jay. Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America’s Most Notorious Pirates.
- Dolan, Eric Jay. Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution.
- Duncombe, Laura Sook. A Pirate’s Life for She: Swashbuckling Women Through the Ages.
- Duncombe, Laura Sook. Pirate Women. The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled the Seven Seas.
- Johnson, Captain Charles. A General History of Pirates.
- Johnson, Steven. Enemy of All Mankind: A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History’s First Global Manhunt.
- Simon, Rebecca Alexandra. Pirate Queens: The Lives of Anne Bonny & Mary Read.
- Simon, Rebecca. The Pirates’ Code: Laws and Life Aboard Ship.
- Stevenson, Robert Louis. Treasure Island.
- Thomson, Keith. Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune.
- Woodard, Colin. The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down.
The Panama Canal
Books
- Espino, Ovidio Diaz. How Wall Street Created a Nation: J.P. Morgan, Teddy Roosevelt, and the Panama Canal.
- Keller, Ulrich. The Building of the Panama Canal in Historic Photographs.
- Lasso, Marixa. Erased: The Untold Story of the Panama Canal.
- McCullough, David. The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914.
- Parker, Matthew. Panama Fever.
Caribbean Cuisine, Rum, Tequila, and Mezcals
Books
- Broom, Dave. Rum: The Manual.
- Cate, Martin and Rebecca. Smuggler’s Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of the Tiki.
- Curtis, Wayn. And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the World in Ten Cocktails.
- Gutierrez, Sandra A. Latinísimo: Home Recipes from Twenty-One Countries of Latin America.
- Lampert, Tess Rose. The Essential Tequila and Mezcal Companion: How to Select, Collect, and Savor Agave Spirits, A Cocktail Book.
- Martinau, Chantal. How the Gringos Stole Tequila: The Modern Age of Mexico’s Most Traditional Spirit.
- Mota, Vanessa. The Dominican Kitchen: Homestyle Recipes that Celebrate the Flavors, Traditions, and Culture of the Dominican Republic.
- Mustipher, Shannoon. Tiki: Modern Tropical Cocktails.
- Oliver, Andi. The Pepperpot Diaries: Stories from My Caribbean Table.
- Rousseau, Michelle and Suzanne. Provisions: The Roots of Caribbean Cooking – 150 Vegetarian Recipes.
- Schroeder, James. Understanding Mezcal.
- Szczech, Clayton J. A Field Guide to Tequila: What it is, Where It’s From, and How to Taste It.
- Vanderhoof, Ann. An Embarrassment of Mangoes: A Caribbean Interlude.
- Vanderhoof, Ann. The Spice Necklace: A Food-Lovers Caribbean Adventure.
- Zadona, Eric. The Tequila Dictionary.
