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Cuba before Castro : a century of family memoirs /

Although much has been written about Cuba after Castro, relatively little has been written about Cuba before Castro. The political reality of Castro's Revolution has created a historical void about this period, paying insufficient attention to an important century before 1959. Cuba has become a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gracia, Jorge J. E. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Hamilton Books, [2020]
Subjects:
Gracia, Jorge J. E.
Gracia, Jorge J. E. > Family.
Cuban Americans > Biography.
Hispanic Americans > Biography.
Cuba > History.
Cuba > History > 20th century.
Cuba > Politics and government > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Names and Identity. What's in a Name?
  • " Je Suis Française !"
  • Escaping Mexican Wrath
  • The Jesuits Stole My Inheritance
  • Poetry, Spirits, and Flair
  • Treasure Trove for Christmas
  • Promising Future Comes to Naught
  • Una Señora Muy Aseñorada
  • Unexpected Success
  • The Storyteller
  • Bedroom Suite for a Pompadour
  • "¡España Es Nuestra Madre Patria!"
  • Better Marry Than Burn
  • The Marquis' Mistress
  • Ruined by a Hurricane and Resentment Against Spaniards
  • Tears from a "Bileless Dove"
  • Murdered by the Guardia Civil
  • La Dolorosa's Miracle
  • Promising Beginning and Sad End
  • Is Having to Work Punishment for Sin?
  • Broken Promise
  • A Twenty-Five Year Engagement
  • Romance on a Scale
  • "Te Voy a Capar"
  • A Gentleman Farmer at Heart
  • Running Away from Home
  • A Boy's Best Friends
  • A Bad Dream Comes True
  • Rebel with a Cause
  • A Philosophy of Underwear
  • End of Paradise
  • The Bully
  • First Holy Communion
  • Summers at the Beach
  • Yearly Audit and Crocodile Tears
  • Lean Years
  • Written in the Stars
  • A Night to Forget
  • The Refuge of Faith
  • The Consolation of Giving
  • An Interim Abode
  • Long Journey Into Darkness
  • Bicycles Are for Boys
  • Nena's Insistent Gay Suitor
  • Looking for Domestic Help
  • María "Picadillo"
  • "¡Yo soy muy macho!"
  • Teenager in Havana
  • The Club
  • Another Call
  • The Cursed Plantation
  • Sugar and Slavery
  • "El Marañon Aprieta la Boca"
  • "I Believe in God"
  • Building Up the Spirit
  • First Cracks of the Faith
  • Brother Balloon
  • " ¿Y Tu Abuela, Dónde Está?"
  • "Mens Sana in Corpore Sano"
  • "De Eso No Se Habla "
  • Two Years of Terror
  • A Beach House at Last
  • Love and Prejudice
  • Quest for Freedom
  • School for Toy Soldiers
  • A Teacher Who Could Not Teach
  • "I've Got Wheels!"
  • Playground of the Caribbean
  • Chaperones
  • Puppy Love
  • Graduation and a Prom of Sorts
  • Starved for Culture
  • Recreating the Garden of Eden
  • From Hope to Despair
  • The University of Havana
  • Alea Iacta Est
  • The Bay of Pigs and a Police State.