Tucson Festival of Books

Carrie Gibson



Antonia Giordano

Carrie Gibson is the author of three acclaimed works of history: "The Great Resistance," "Empire’s Crossroads," and "El Norte." She received a Ph.D fr.om Cambridge University, focusing on the Spanish Caribbean in the era of the Haitian Revolution, and has worked as a journalist for the Guardian and BBC. She has done research across Mexico, the Caribbean, South America, and the United States. She lives in Seoul, South Korea.

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Books:
The Great Resistance
The 400-Year Fight to End Slavery in the Americas
History / Biography
Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
January 2026
ISBN 9780802165497
624 pages

El Norte
The Epic and Forgotten Story of Hispanic North America
History / Biography
Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
February 2020
ISBN 9780802148360
576 pages