Daughter of Fortune (1999), also by Isabel Allende, is the story of a young woman's journey to California during the gold rush of the ninetheenth century.

Paula (1995), by Isabel Allende, is a memoir that was begun when Allende's daughter became ill.

A Cultural History of Latin America: Literature, Music and the Visual Arts in the 19th and 20th Centuries (1998), edited by Leslie Bethell, provides a cultural history of Latin America. This book contains essays that place the artistic expressions of Latin America into a historical context.

Based on a True Story: Latin American History at the Movies (1999), edited by Donald Stevens, presents an overview of how movies have depicted the history of Latin America. This book covers history from the 1500s to the present as depicted in film.

Speaking of the Short Story: Interviews with Contemporary Writers (1997), edited by Farhat Iftekharuddin...