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The sugar king of Havana : the rise and fall of Julio Lobo, Cuba's last tycoon /

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rathbone, John Paul
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Lobo, Julio, > 1898-1983.
Sugar trade > Cuba > History > 20th century.
Businessmen > Cuba > Biography.
Cuba > History > 1895-

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