Traveler's Tales of Old Cuba : From Treasure Island to Mafia Den - Softcover

Jenkins, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0980429218 ISBN 13: 9780980429213

Publisher: OCEAN PRESS, 2010

Synopsis

Few places are as fascinating as Cuba, which has been a magnet to travellers ever since Columbus 'discovered' it in 1492. Magnificently evoking the romance and drama as well as darker episodes of slavery and tyranny, this selection of journal entries, essays and guidebook commentaries begins by transporting the reader back to the days when Havana sheltered Caribbean pirate treasure ships and was the gateway to the Spanish Empire in the New World. Filled with the flavour and manners of bygone eras, these fascinating tales offer a glimpse into the history and beauty of Cuba.

About this title

Review:

"Creating both a literary project and an historical mini-course on the early nineteenth to middle twentieth century, the editor has gathered writings mostly by Americans in Cuba who have tended to have a complex 'love/hate relationship' with the place In

About the Author:

John Jenkins is an award-winning Australian poet and travel writer. He has published several books of poetry, two books on contemporary music, a libretto and several radio plays. In 2004, he won the prestigious international James Joyce Foundation Suspended Sentence Award, which took him to Dublin to teach at the Irish Writers' Center.

About this edition

• Publisher: OCEAN PRESS
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0980429218
• ISBN 13: 9780980429213
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 198
• Editor: John Jenkins