03588cam a22004338i 450000100090000000300080000900500170001700600130003400700030004700800410005001000170009102000300010802000270013804000230016504100080018804200080019604300210020405000270022508200110025210000250026324500470028825000380033526400430037330000220041633600260043833700260046433800360049050400510052650503200057752017880089758801030268565100190278865100190280765100440282665100480287065100440291865100490296277601430301122026959BJBSDDR20230411090732.0m    ||  | |ta210506s2021    nyu     ob    001 0 eng    a  2021020534  a9781501154553 (hardcover)  a1501154559 (hardcover)  aDLCbengcDLCerda  aeng  apcc  anwcu---an-us---14a107 F 1776bF385c 202100a972.911 aFerrer, Ada, d1962-10aCuba :ban American history /cAda Ferrer.  aFirst Scribner hardcover edition. 1aNew York ;aLondon :bScribner,c2021.  a560 p. ; c24 cm.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.2 aI. Dispatches from the first America -- II. A colony worth a kingdom -- III. An empire for slavery -- IV. ¡Cuba Livre! -- V. American interregum -- VI. Strange republic -- VII. Republic, take two -- VIII. Origin stories -- IX. The revolution begins now! -- X. Confrontation -- XI. Hearts and minds -- XII. Finales.  a"In Cuba, the passing of Fidel Castro from this world and of Raúl Castro from power have raised urgent questions about the island's political future. In the United States, Barack Obama's opening to Cuba, the reversal of that policy during Donald Trump's administration, and Joseph Biden's apparent willingness to reinitiate open relations have made the nature of the historic relationship between the two nations a subject of debate once more. In both countries, the time is ripe for a new reckoning with Cuba's history and its relationship to the United States. Now, award-winning historian Ada Ferrer delivers an ambitious and moving chronicle of more than five hundred years of Cuban history, reconceived and written for a moment when history itself seems up for grabs. Starting on the eve of the arrival of Columbus and ending with the 2020 US presidential election, Cuba: An American History provides us with a front-row seat as we witness the evolution of modern Cuba, with its dramatic history of conquest and colonization, of slavery and freedom, of independence and revolutions made and unmade. Throughout, Ferrer explores the sometimes surprising, often troubled intimacy between Cuba and its neighbor to the north, documenting not only the influence of the United States on Cuba but also the many ways Cuba has been a recurring presence in US affairs. This, then, is a story of Cuba that will also give American readers unexpected insights into the history of their own country. Filled with rousing stories and characters, and drawing on over thirty years of research in Cuba, Spain, and the United States-as well as the author's own extensive travel in Cuba over the same period-this is a stunning and monumental history of Cuba like no other"--cProvided by publisher.  aDescription based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. 0aCubaxHistory. 4aCubaxHistoria 0aCubaxForeign relationszUnited States. 4aCubaxRelaciones exterioreszEstados Unidos 0aUnited StatesxForeign relationszCuba. 4aEstados Unidos xRelaciones exterioreszCuba08iPrint version:aFerrer, Ada.tCubabFirst Scribner hardcover edition.dNew York ; London : Scribner, 2021z9781501154553w(DLC) 2021020533