Bacardi y la Larga Lucha por Cuba

Tom Gjelten, Suleiman Artiles

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PENGUIN GROUP USA
07 February 2012

Biography: business & industry; Business & management; Languages & ESL; Spanish - Non-fiction; Spanish - Languages

En 1862, Facundo Bacardi apost

por crear en Cuba una pequena destileria de ron, una bebida que hasta entonces solo consumian marineros y obreros. Pronto el ron Bacardi se convertiria en la bebida favorita de la isla y quedaria ligado a la identidad cubana.

Recorriendo la historia de la familia Bacardi, que siempre ha estado en primer plano en todos los grandes acontecimientos de la historia de Cuba --desde la Independencia hasta el actual embargo pasando por la Revoluci n y Bahia de Cochinos-- Tom Gjelten ha escrito una epica narrativa que explica la Cuba moderna, sus tormentosas relaciones con Estados Unidos, la ascensi n de Fidel Castro -de la que se ofrece una perspective hasta ahora desconocida- y la violenta divisi n que sufre la naci n cubana desde entonces.

By: Tom Gjelten
Translated by: Suleiman Artiles
Imprint: PENGUIN GROUP USA
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 472g
ISBN: 9780451414953
ISBN 10: 0451414950
Pages: 475
Publication Date: 07 February 2012
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tom Gjelten is a veteran correspondent for National Public Radio on international issues and a regular panelist on the PBS program Washington Week. His reporting from Bosnia won him George Polk and Robert F. Kennedy awards. He is the author of Sarajevo Daily: A City and Its Newspaper Under Siege. He lives in Arlington, Virginia, with his family.

Reviews for Bacardi y la Larga Lucha por Cuba

""The Bacardi liquor story is every bit as engaging as Cuba's tumultuous political history, and both narrative strands are inexorably intertwined."" -The Washington Post ""A gripping saga that tells us just as much about human nature and the struggle between power and freedom as it does about Bacardi's transformation from a fledgling business into the world's top family-owned distiller."" -The Wall Street Journal ""It's hard to imagine that any [Cuban history] is as enjoyable . . . as smooth and refreshing as a well-made daiquiri."" -Barry Gewen, The New York Times