The sugar king of Havana
Subtitle: the rise and fall of Julio Lobo, Cuba's last tycoon
By: John Paul Rathbone
Publisher: Penguin Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781594202582
Description: In this dual history of a man and a nation, Financial Times journalist John Paul Rathbone uses the stranger-than-fiction story of Julio Lobo, a Cuban sugar magnate who controlled the world sugar market throughout much of the first half of the 20th century, to reveal the luxuries enjoyed by the elite class in pre-revolutionary Cuba.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A triste tropical tryst; title: The betrayal of José Martí; title: A sense of home; title: Sugar rush; title: Death in the morning; title: A talent for speculation; title: The emerald way; title: Sun, sea & shootings; title: Imperial affairs; title: At the altar; title: Crepúsculo.