El Salvador

by Charles J. Shields and James D. Henderson

Book Overview

El Salvador is the smallest and most densely populated country in Central America. The country has had many problems since gaining independence from Spain in 1821. Political unrest and coup d'?tat were common, and a violent civil war that raged from 1980 until 1992 resulted in more than 75,000 deaths and 1 million Salvadorans displaced from their homes. The turmoil in El Salvador is not only political: the country is located in an area known as the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1422232883
• ISBN13: 9781422232880
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Mason Crest Publishers
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 11 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 9