Books on Dominican culture

"Why the Cocks Fight" is a good start, about the DR and Haiti relationship / interdependence.

This topic was covered about a year ago, and there was an excellent list of suggestions by several people, including Pib and Golo.

Larry do you remember the list that golo posted earlier this year?

Were any of those what you are looking for? Here is the link to that thread.

When I was last in Santiago, Luis loaned me his copy of "The Dominican Republic - A National History", by Frank Moya Pons.
This book is published by Hispanola Books Corporation, 171 Sutton Manor, New Rochelle, NY 10801 and carries ISBN 1-885509-01-6 (Paperback) and Library of Congress CCN: 94-76411.

I started reading it on the way back from Santiago and found it so interesting I stayed up half the night. Finished it the next day and started it all over again.

What tremendous insight and detailed chronology of events! It truly proves the saying that history tends to repeat itself.

I highly recommend it to anyone who lives here in thr DR or anticipates visiting at any time in the future.

My heartfelt thanks to Luis Midence (Hillbilly) for the loan and promise to return it ASAP.

Texas Bill

hey bill is that book in spanish or english.. i want to get it for someone but need to know that detail?

Jimrx7

The book cited is in English. I don't know where it is available. Possibly from Amazon.com, or maybe at one of the larger bookstores in a large city in DR.

Might ask Hillbilly where he got his copy.

Wish I could be more helpful, but there it is.

Texas Bill