This is a fascinating work and one which probes into the huge Hispanic contribution to the formation and development of United States, hitherto ignored by history. Dr. Vega"s painstaking research uncovers and highlights existing information that has been overlooked or disregarded for many years, and incorporates this material into the historical narrative of these United States. The subsequent details provided by the author establish that the United States did not begin in 1607, nor was it confined to thirteen unsettled colonies barely occupying a minute portion of a vast continent. Instead, he sets the clock back to 1513 when the Spaniard Juan Ponce de Leon landed in Florida, and carries forward well past 1776, the year of the Declaration of Independence. "OUR HISPANIC ROOTS: What History Failed to Tell Us" was born out of a well-rounded knowledge and understanding of U.S./Hispanic history and U.S. Hispanic relations going back to the beginning of the 16th century, and of a genuine...