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Havana : autobiography of a city / Alfredo Jose Estrada

By:

Estrada, Alfredo José

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan , 2008, c2007.Description: 275 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:

9781403975393

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

LAS 972.9123 EST

LOC classification:

F1799.H34 E88 2007

Contents:

Return to Havana -- Hatuey's revenge -- The exterminating angel -- The time of the Mameyes -- Don Tabaco and Doña Azucar -- Priests and poets -- The apostle of freedom -- Remembering the Maine -- Republic of the rumba -- Hemingway's ghost -- Havana nights -- Che's revolution -- Adiós, Havana.

Summary: Havana: Autobiography of a Citylooks beyond Cold War politics and the nostalgia of Cuban exiles to discover the real city and its fascinating history. The book takes readers from the Plaza de Armas, the tree-lined square where Havana was founded by conquistadors in 1519, to the Malecón, the elegant boulevard along the shore where Fidel Castro rode a Russian tank in triumph. Estrada portrays the adventurers and dreamers who left their mark on Havana, such as explorer Hernando de Soto; José Martí, martyr for Cuban independence; and Ernest Hemingway, the most American of writers who became an unabashed Habanero.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Latin American Studies	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	LAS 972.9123 EST (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		019787

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Havana: Autobiography of a Citylooks beyond Cold War politics and the nostalgia of Cuban exiles to discover the real city and its fascinating history. The book takes readers from the Plaza de Armas, the tree-lined square where Havana was founded by conquistadors in 1519, to the Malecón, the elegant boulevard along the shore where Fidel Castro rode a Russian tank in triumph. Estrada portrays the adventurers and dreamers who left their mark on Havana, such as explorer Hernando de Soto; José Martí, martyr for Cuban independence; and Ernest Hemingway, the most American of writers who became an unabashed Habanero.

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