Havana: Autobiography of a City
by Alfredo Jose EstradaIn this celebrated book, Alfredo Jose Estrada paints a captivating portrait of the history of Cuba's capital-from its founding by conquistadors in 1519 to Fidel Castro's declining years. He portrays the adventurers and dreamers who left their mark on Havana, such as explorer Hernando de Soto, poet-revolutionary Jose Marti, and Wifredo Lam, the avant-garde painter… See more details below
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In this celebrated book, Alfredo Jose Estrada paints a captivating portrait of the history of Cuba's capital-from its founding by conquistadors in 1519 to Fidel Castro's declining years. He portrays the adventurers and dreamers who left their mark on Havana, such as explorer Hernando de Soto, poet-revolutionary Jose Marti, and Wifredo Lam, the avant-garde painter befriended by Picasso. Havana: Autobiography of a City is a hauntingly personal account of a love affair with a city, as well as an entertaining portrait of a place not easily forgotten.
Product Details
- ISBN-13:
- 2901403975392
- Publisher:
- St. Martin's Press
- Publication date:
- 03/18/2008
- Edition description:
- Reprint
- Pages:
- 288
Table of Contents
Illustrations ixChronology of Havana, 1492 to 2006 1
Preface: Return to Havana 5
Hatuey's Revenge 19
The Exterminating Angel 35
The Time of the Mameyes 53
Don Tabaco and Dona Azucar 69
Priests and Poets 97
The Apostle of Freedom 113
Remembering the Maine 131
Republic of Rumba 155
Hemingway's Ghost 185
Havana Nights 205
Che's Revolution 223
Adios, Havana 245
Notes 259
Index 269
Acknowledgments 277
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