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The Sugar King of Havana

By John Paul , Lobo , Julio;Rathbone

Book information

Publisher
Inc, Penguin Publishing Group;Penguin Group (USA)
Year
2010
ISBN
9781101458914, 1101458917
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
3 MB (3056442 bytes)
Pages
\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
-- 1898-1983;Sugar trade -- Cuba -- History -- 20tBusinessmen--Cuba;HISTORY--Caribbean & West Indiesjúlio

Description

In this dual history of a man and a nation, Financial Times journalist John Paul Rathbone uses the stranger-than-fiction story of Julio Lobo, a Cuban sugar magnate who controlled the world sugar market throughout much of the first half of the 20th century, to reveal the luxuries enjoyed by the elite class in pre-revolutionary Cuba.;A triste tropical tryst -- The betrayal of José Martí -- A sense of home -- Sugar rush -- Death in the morning -- A talent for speculation -- The emerald way -- Sun, sea & shootings -- Imperial affairs -- At the altar -- Crepúsculo. A triste tropical tryst -- The betrayal of José Martí -- A sense of home -- Sugar rush -- Death in the morning -- A talent for speculation -- The emerald way -- Sun, sea & shootings -- Imperial affairs -- At the altar -- Crepúsculo.

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