Sugar, Cigars, and Revolution: The Making of Cuban New York

Sugar, Cigars, and Revolution: The Making of Cuban New York

Honorable Mention, 2019 CASA Literary Prize for Studies on Latinos in the United States, given by La Casa de lasÂ AmÃ©ricasÂ
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The dramatic story of the origins of the Cuban community in nineteenth-century New York.Â
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More than one hundred years before the Cuban Revolution of 1959 sparked an exodus that created todayâ€™s prominent Cuban American presence, Cubans were settling in New York City in what became largest community of Latin Americans in the nineteenth-century Northeast. This book brings this community to vivid life, tracing its formation and how it was shaped by both the sugar trade and the long struggle for independence from Spain. New York Cityâ€™s refineries bought vast quantities of raw sugar from Cuba, ultimately creating an important center of commerce for Cuban Ã©migrÃ©s as the island tumbled into the tumultuous decades that would close out the century and define Cuban nationhood and identity.
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New York became the primary destination for Cuban Ã©migrÃ©s in search of an education, opportunity, wealth, to start a new life or forget an old one, to evade royal authority, plot a revolution, experience freedom, or to buy and sell goods. While many of their stories ended tragically, others were steeped in heroism and sacrifice, and still others in opportunism and mendacity. Lisandro PÃ©rez beautifully weaves together all these stories, showing the rise of a vibrant and influential community. Historically rich and engrossing, Sugar, Cigars, and Revolution immerses the reader in the riveting drama of Cuban New York.Â
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Lisandro PÃ©rez analyzes the major forces that shaped the community, but also tells the stories of individuals and families that made up the fabric of a little-known immigrant world that represents the origins of New York City's dynamic Latino presence.
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Country USA
Brand NYU Press
Manufacturer NYU Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
ReleaseDate 2018-07-10
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780814767276

Country	USA
Brand	NYU Press
Manufacturer	NYU Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
ReleaseDate	2018-07-10
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780814767276

Sugar, Cigars, and Revolution: The Making of Cuban New York

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