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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Cigar Makerdi Mark McGinty
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. This was a book read for a book club. Life in Tampa and Ybor City for Cuban's who moved here for a better life, since their country was overrun and oppressed by Spain. The story was interesting; the plight of the Cuban cigar makers and about how big business and capitalism affected the craft and the workers. I found the writing style to be a little choppy, but the story line was easy to follow. Not a hard read, although some of the characters could have been better written.
A tale that makes for intensely interesting reading; a mixture of The Godfather, The Buena Vista Social Club, Scarface, and The Waltons, there are story lines here for a wide variety of readers. mixing history, fiction, and the crucial work that myths and old family tales does on private and communal lives, The Cigar Maker earns a 99. Premi e riconoscimenti
Young Cuban rebel Salvador Ortiz and his family escape the hardship of war-torn Cuba, but the union halls, cigar factories, and dark alleys of Tampa are filled with violence and vendetta. He must defy constant labor strife and deadly corruption in the town known for producing the world's best hand-rolled stogies. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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The working-class Cuban émigré world of Ybor City, in the first years of the 20th century is lovingly detailed; the vigorous personalities, customs and conversation, the foods and festivals, the work-day world of the cigar factories, and the recreations – cockfights and bolita games being only a small part of the entertainments brought by the Cuban cigar workers. I had never realized that there was a substantial Cuban community in Florida that early on; I had assumed that Castro’s Revolution was largely responsible for the current Cuban Diaspora. For a window into an unexpected and fascinating world – the Cigar Maker is recommended.
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