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100 1  $a Kurlansky, Mark.
245 1  $a Havana : $b a subtropical delirium / $c Mark Kurlansky.
250    $a Large print edition.
264  1 $a Waterville, Maine :  $b Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning,  $c 2017.
300    $a 309 pages (large print) : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm.
490 1  $a Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction
504    $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-305).
505    $a Prologue: A black-and-white feast -- Change -- The hated sea -- Danger of a black city -- Cecilia's fire and sugar -- Beyond the wall -- The monster -- The death it has given us -- The twenty-six-flavor revolution -- The mulata returns -- The sound of an African city -- Frozen in the tropics -- Sunny side up -- How to argue in Havana -- Epilogue: The nocout.
520    $a Mark Kurlansky presents an insider's view of Havana: the elegant, tattered city he has come to know over more than thirty years. Part cultural history, part travelogue, with recipes, historic engravings, photographs, and Kurlansky's own pen-and-ink drawings throughout, Havana celebrates the city's singular music, literature, baseball, and food; its five centuries of outstanding, neglected architecture; and its extraordinary blend of cultures. Like all great cities, Havana has a rich history that informs the vibrant place it is today -- from the native Taino to Columbus's landing, from Cuba's status as a U.S. protectorate to Batista's dictatorship and Castro's revolution, from Soviet presence to the welcoming of capitalist tourism. Havana is a place of extremes: a beautifully restored colonial city whose cobblestone streets pass through areas that have not been painted or repaired since the revolution. Kurlansky shows Havana through the eyes of Cuban writers, such as Alejo Carpentier and José Martí, and foreigners, including Graham Greene and Hemingway. He introduces us to Cuban baseball and its highly opinionated fans; the city's music scene, alive with the rhythm of Son; its culinary legacy. Once the only country Americans couldn't visit, Cuba is now opening to us, as is Havana, not only by plane or boat but also through Mark Kurlansky's portrait of the long-elusive city.
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650  7 $a Large type books.
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650  7 $a Americans.
650  7 $a Civilization.
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651  7 $a Cuba $z Havana.
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651    $a Havana (Cuba) $x History.
651    $a Havana (Cuba) $x Description and travel.
655  7 $a Travel writing.
830    $a Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction.
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