Winds of Change Hurricanes and the Transformation of Nineteenth-Century Cuba |
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| Author:
| Pérez, Louis A.
Pérez, Louis A. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-4928-6 |
| Publication Date: | May 2001 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $79.00AUD $57.00 |
Book Description:
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Hurricanes are a key factor in the development of modern Cuba. This book shows how these great storms - and three in particular (1842, 1844, 1846) - played a decisive role in shaping the economy, the culture, and the island's history. Eyewitness accounts and agricultural/economic data are used.
Hurricanes are a key factor in the development of modern Cuba. This book shows how these great storms - and three in particular (1842, 1844, 1846) - played a decisive role in shaping the economy, the culture, and the island's history. Eyewitness accounts and agricultural/economic data are used.