Tampa Bay, Cradle of Cuban Liberty
Publisher: Salinero Publications
Published: 1999
Format: both paper backandhard back
Number of pages: 165
Description: The trird book in a trilogy pertaining to Floridas Cuban emigre communies, this book is profusely illustrated with rare late 19th century and early 20th century lithographs from Klingenberg Archives. It is the first comprehensive   documentation of  the  economic impactof the cigar industry in Florida and the cultural legacy of Cuban Americans in this region of Florida. It begins with the origins of Spain's control of Cuba, the fight for freedom from Spanish domination, and the determined  will of Cuban emigres to establish their dreams of a Cuba Libre in Floridas emigre eommunities in the late 19th century.