Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba The Biography of a Cause

Name: Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba The Biography of a Cause
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ISBN: 9780670019786

ISBN-10: 067001978X

ISBN-13: 9780670019786

Edition: 2008

Authors: Tom Gjelten

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A unique history of Cuba, captured in the life and times of the famous rum dynasty The Bacardis of Cuba, builders of a rum distillery and a worldwide brand, came of age with their nation and helped define what it meant to be Cuban. Across five generations, the Bacardi family has held fast to its Cuban identity, even in exile from the country for whose freedom they once fought. Now National Public Radio correspondent Tom Gjelten tells the dramatic story of one family, its business, and its nation, a 150-year tale with the sweep and power of an epic. The Bacardi clan--patriots and bon vivants, entrepreneurs and intellectuals--provided an example of business and civic leadership in its…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 9/4/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 413
Size: 6.38" wide x 3.77" long x 0.56" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English



The Bacardi Family Tree



Santiago de Cuba



Entrepreneur



A Patriot Is Made



A Time of Transition



Cuba Libre



The Colossus Intervenes



A Public Servant in a Misgoverned Land



The One That Made Cuba Famous



The Next Generation



The Empire Builder



Cuba Corrupted



Cha-Cha-Cha



A Brief Golden Age



Rising Up



Giving Fidel a Chance



The Year Cuba Changed



Exile



Counterrevolution



Socialist Rum



Family Business



Havana Club



Rum Politics



Who Gets Cuba


Notes


Selected Sources


Index


Photographic Sources