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Article: Unsinkable Havana, sailing on
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- February 11, 2007
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NONFICTION
THE HISTORY OF HAVANA
By Dick Cluster and Rafael Hernandez
Palgrave Macmillan, 320 pages, $39.95
The History of Havana is a busy, inviting book about a resilient
city wracked by all kinds of strife since its founding in 1519.
Written by Dick Cluster, a novelist and lecturer at the University
of Massachusetts in Boston, and Rafael Hernandez, editor of Temas, a
Cuban magazine known for its coverage of social science and the
humanities, this colorful work explains the singular allure of
Havana, forbidden to the U.S. tourist since Fidel Castro took over
the island of Cuba, 90 miles south of Florida.
"Cuban history is marked by ruptures, most notably those caused
by ...