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Havana Before Castro by Peter Moruzzi
When Cuba Was a Tropical Playground
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This book explores Havana from the perspective of an American tourist visiting the city during the first half of the 20th century and, many decades later, as a 21st century visitor intent on rediscovering the city’s astonishing past.
- From Spanish Colony to Cuban Republic
- Sugar, Rum, and Cigars
- Havana between the World Wars
- The Tragedy of Cuban Politics
- Cuba’s Postwar Tourist Explosion
- Drinking, Dining, and Dancing
- Tropicana
- Havana at Night
- Life as a Habanero
- Cuba’s Incredible Music Scene
- Havana and the Mob
- Havana Riviera
- Habana Hilton
- Havana’s Other Fabulous Hotels
- Havana Modern
- New Year’s 1958 and Beyond
From Spanish Colony to Cuban Republic
Sugar, Rum, and Cigars
Havana between the World Wars
The Tragedy of Cuban Politics
Cuba’s Postwar Tourist Explosion
Drinking, Dining, and Dancing
Tropicana
Havana at Night
Life as a Habanero
Cuba’s Incredible Music Scene
Havana and the Mob
Havana Riviera
Habana Hilton
Havana’s Other Fabulous Hotels
Havana Modern
New Year’s 1958 and Beyond
Chapter 7
From Spanish Colony to Cuban Republic
