Caribbean Cultures: Dominican Republic

Continuing our look at Caribbean nations with a trip (via the library catalog) to the Dominican Republic!  For country information,  visit our Maps & other Geographic Data LibGuide, the CIA's World Factbook, or the official internet portal of the Dominican Republic.

Black in Latin America by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

The Eastern Stars: How Baseball Changed the Dominican Town of San Pedro de Macorís by Mark Kurlansky

The Spice Necklace: My Adventures in Caribbean Cooking, Eating, and Island Life by Ann Vanderhoof

Big Papi: My Story of Big Dreams and Big Hits by David Ortiz with Tony Massarotti

The Last Playboy: The High Life of Porfirio Rubirosa by Shawn Levy

The Latin Beat: The Rhythms and Roots of Latin Music from Bossa Nova to Salsa and Beyond by Ed Morales

Why the Cocks Fight: Dominicans, Haitians, and the Struggle for Hispaniola by Michele Wucker

Song of the Water Saints by Nelly Rosario

The Feast of the Goat by Mario Vargas Llosa

Drown by Junot Díaz

My Two Worlds by Ginger Gordon

A Gift of Gracias: The Legend of Altagracia by Julia Alvarez (J Easy)

Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez (YA Fiction)

In the Name of Salomé by Julia Alvarez

DVDs

Trópico de Sangre: la pelea por la libertad les costo la vida

Tropico

CDs

La llave de mi corazon, Juan Luis Guerra

Caribbean Revels: Haitian Rara and Dominican Gagá