Estrada, Alfredo Jose.
Havana : autobiography of a city / Alfredo José Estrada. - 1st ed. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. - 275 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Return to Havana -- Hatuey's revenge -- The exterminating angel -- The time of the Mameys -- Sugar and smoke -- Humbolt's Havana -- Remembering the Maine -- The belly of the beast -- Republic of the rumba -- Fabulous fifties -- Che's revolution -- The sugar cane curtain -- Adios, Havana.
Library Journal Starred.
Presents a comprehensive history of Havana, Cuba, from its initial conquest by the Spanish in 1519 to the present including chapters on Ernest Hemingway, social life during the casino and mobster era, and life in Havana under Castro.
Adult Follett Library Resources.
9781403975096 1403975094
2006100375
Estrada, Alfredo Jose--Travel--Cuba.
Estrada, Alfredo Jose--Travel.
Havana (Cuba)--Description and travel.
Havana (Cuba)--Description and travel.
F1799.H34 / E88 2007
972.91/23
Havana : autobiography of a city / Alfredo José Estrada. - 1st ed. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. - 275 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Return to Havana -- Hatuey's revenge -- The exterminating angel -- The time of the Mameys -- Sugar and smoke -- Humbolt's Havana -- Remembering the Maine -- The belly of the beast -- Republic of the rumba -- Fabulous fifties -- Che's revolution -- The sugar cane curtain -- Adios, Havana.
Library Journal Starred.
Presents a comprehensive history of Havana, Cuba, from its initial conquest by the Spanish in 1519 to the present including chapters on Ernest Hemingway, social life during the casino and mobster era, and life in Havana under Castro.
Adult Follett Library Resources.
9781403975096 1403975094
2006100375
Estrada, Alfredo Jose--Travel--Cuba.
Estrada, Alfredo Jose--Travel.
Havana (Cuba)--Description and travel.
Havana (Cuba)--Description and travel.
F1799.H34 / E88 2007
972.91/23