The Resource Havana : a subtropical delirium, Mark Kurlansky, (large print)
Havana : a subtropical delirium, Mark Kurlansky, (large print)
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The item Havana : a subtropical delirium, Mark Kurlansky, (large print) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Ramapo Catskill Library System.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
- Summary
- "Award-winning author Mark Kurlansky presents an insider's view of Havana: the elegant, tattered city he has come to know over more than thirty years. Part cultural history, part travelogue, with recipes, historic engravings, photographs, and Kurlansky's own pen-and-ink drawings throughout, Havana celebrates the city's singular music, literature, baseball, and food; its five centuries of outstanding, neglected architecture; and its extraordinary blend of cultures. Like all great cities, Havana has a rich history that informs the vibrant place it is today--from the native Taino to Columbus's landing, from Cuba's status as a U.S. protectorate to Batista's dictatorship and Castro's revolution, from Soviet presence to the welcoming of capitalist tourism. Havana is a place of extremes: a beautifully restored colonial city whose cobblestone streets pass through areas that have not been painted or repaired since the revolution. Kurlansky shows Havana through the eyes of Cuban writers, such as Alejo Carpentier and José Martí, and foreigners, including Graham Greene and Hemingway. He introduces us to Cuban baseball and its highly opinionated fans; the city's music scene, alive with the rhythm of Son; its culinary legacy. Once the only country Americans couldn't visit, Cuba is now opening to us, as is Havana, not only by plane or boat but also through Mark Kurlansky's multilayered and electrifying portrait of the long-elusive city"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- 309 pages (large print)
- Isbn
- 9781410499233
- Label
- Havana : a subtropical delirium
- Title
- Havana
- Title remainder
- a subtropical delirium
- Statement of responsibility
- Mark Kurlansky
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Award-winning author Mark Kurlansky presents an insider's view of Havana: the elegant, tattered city he has come to know over more than thirty years. Part cultural history, part travelogue, with recipes, historic engravings, photographs, and Kurlansky's own pen-and-ink drawings throughout, Havana celebrates the city's singular music, literature, baseball, and food; its five centuries of outstanding, neglected architecture; and its extraordinary blend of cultures. Like all great cities, Havana has a rich history that informs the vibrant place it is today--from the native Taino to Columbus's landing, from Cuba's status as a U.S. protectorate to Batista's dictatorship and Castro's revolution, from Soviet presence to the welcoming of capitalist tourism. Havana is a place of extremes: a beautifully restored colonial city whose cobblestone streets pass through areas that have not been painted or repaired since the revolution. Kurlansky shows Havana through the eyes of Cuban writers, such as Alejo Carpentier and José Martí, and foreigners, including Graham Greene and Hemingway. He introduces us to Cuban baseball and its highly opinionated fans; the city's music scene, alive with the rhythm of Son; its culinary legacy. Once the only country Americans couldn't visit, Cuba is now opening to us, as is Havana, not only by plane or boat but also through Mark Kurlansky's multilayered and electrifying portrait of the long-elusive city"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kurlansky, Mark
- Dewey number
- 972.91/23
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- F1799.H35
- LC item number
- K87 2017b
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Kurlansky, Mark
- Americans
- Large type books
- Havana (Cuba)
- Havana (Cuba)
- Havana (Cuba)
- Havana (Cuba)
- Label
- Havana : a subtropical delirium, Mark Kurlansky, (large print)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-305)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn967201481
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Edition
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- 309 pages (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9781410499233
- Lccn
- 2017001223
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Label
- Havana : a subtropical delirium, Mark Kurlansky, (large print)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-305)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn967201481
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Edition
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- 309 pages (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9781410499233
- Lccn
- 2017001223
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
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