Title:
The sugar king of Havana : the rise and fall of Julio Lobo, Cuba's last tycoon / John Paul Rathbone.
ISBN:
9781594202582
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Publication Information:
New York : Penguin Press, 2010.
Physical Description:
304 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Contents:
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.
Summary:
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.
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OCLC Number:
ocn466335741
Availability:
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