Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba
The Biography of a Cause
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · August 25, 2009
In this widely hailed book, NPR correspondent Tom Gjelten fuses the story of the Bacardi family and their famous rum business with Cuba's tumultuous experience over the last 150 years to produce a deeply entertaining historical narrative.
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- Who it’s for
- Follow five generations of Bacardis through a vivid, sustained account of Cuba’s changing fortunes.
- Genres
- Cuban History, Business Lives, Corporate Histories
- Published
- Penguin Publishing Group, August 25, 2009
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In this widely hailed book, NPR correspondent Tom Gjelten fuses the story of the Bacardi family and their famous rum business with Cuba's tumultuous experience over the last 150 years to produce a deeply entertaining historical narrative. The company Facundo Bacardi launched in Cuba in 1862 brought worldwide fame to the island, and in the decades that followed his Bacardi descendants participated in every aspect of Cuban life.
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With his intimate account of their struggles and adventures across five generations, Gjelten brings to life the larger story of Cuba's fight for freedom, its tortured relationship with America, the rise of Fidel Castro, and the violent division of the Cuban nation.
Family and Nation
Follow five generations of Bacardis through a vivid, sustained account of Cuba’s changing fortunes.
Come here for
- A family business woven through Cuba’s fight for freedom
- The long entanglement of Cuban and American history
Expect
- A historical narrative joining business, family, and national upheaval
- Cuba’s story across 150 years, from colonial struggles to Castro
Where it sits
| Cuban History | 92% |
|---|---|
| Business Lives | 40% |
| Corporate Histories | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Corporate Histories
- Wine & Spirits
- Cuban History
- Authors
- Tom Gjelten
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- August 25, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Corporate Histories