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Bacardi and the long fight for Cuba

the biography of a cause

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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. 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. Here journalist Tom Gjelten tells the 150-year epic tale of this family, its business, and its nation, describing the intersection of business and power, family and politics, community and exile.--From publisher description.

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Viking
Language
English
Pages
413

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Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba: The Biography of a Cause
2009, Penguin Publishing Group
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Bacardi and the long fight for Cuba: the biography of a cause
2008, Viking
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Table of Contents

Santiago de Cuba
Entrepreneur
A patriot is made
A time of transition
Cuba libre
The colossus intervenes
A public servant in a mis-governed land
The one that made Cuba famous
The next generation
The empire builder
Cuba corrupted
Cha-cha-chá
A brief golden age
Rising up
Giving Fidel a chance
The year Cuba changed
Exile
Counter-revolution
Socialist rum
Family business
Havana Club
Rum politics
Who gets Cuba.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
338.7/66359097491
Library of Congress
HD9394.C94 B334 2008, HD9394.C94B334 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
413

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL16796557M
Internet Archive
bacardilongfight00gjel
ISBN 13
9780670019786
LCCN
2008015565
OCLC/WorldCat
225532966
Library Thing
5455870
Goodreads
3216410

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