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Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba
Tom Gjelten
The Biography of a Cause
Viking Adult
September 2008
On Sale: September 4, 2008
480 pages
ISBN: 067001978X
EAN: 9780670019786
Hardcover
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A unique history of Cuba, captured in the life and times of
the famous rum dynasty The Bacardis of Cuba, builders of a rum distillery and a
worldwide brand, came of age with their nation and helped
define what it meant to be Cuban. Across five generations,
the Bacardi family has held fast to its Cuban identity,
even in exile from the country for whose freedom they once
fought. Now National Public Radio correspondent Tom Gjelten
tells the dramatic story of one family, its business, and
its nation, a 150-year tale with the sweep and power of an
epic. The Bacardi clan--patriots and bon vivants, entrepreneurs
and intellectuals--provided an example of business and
civic leadership in its homeland for nearly a century. From
the fight for Cuban independence from Spain in the 1860s to
the rise of Fidel Castro and beyond, there is no chapter in
Cuban history in which the Bacardis have not played a role.
In chronicling the saga of this remarkable family and the
company that bears its name, Tom Gjelten describes the
intersection of business and power, family and politics,
community and exile.
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