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Book, 2007
Current format, Book, 2007, 1st ed, Available .
Book, 2007
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A history of Havana by a founding editor of Hispanic magazine provides coverage of such topics as the Plaza de Armas, the Malecón, and the contributions of such figures as Hernando de Soto, Jose Martí, and Ernest Hemingway. By the author of Welcome to Havana. 40,000 first printing. Havana: Autobiography of a City takes readers from the Plaza de Armas, the tree-lined square where Havana was founded by conquistadors in 1519, to the Malecón, the elegant boulevard along the shore where Fidel Castro rode a Russian tank in triumph. Estrada portrays the adventurers and dreamers who left their mark on Havana, including José Martí, martyr for Cuban independence; and Ernest Hemingway, the most American of writers who became an unabashed Habanero. The book is a deeply personal account of a love affair with a city, as well as an entertaining portrait of a place not easily forgotten.
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