03764cam a22004818i 4500 115556 115556 22026959 BJBSDDR 20230411090732.0 m || | | ta 210506s2021 nyu ob 001 0 eng 2021020534 9781501154553 (hardcover) 1501154559 (hardcover) DLC eng DLC rda eng pcc nwcu--- n-us--- 107 F 1776 F385c 2021 972.91 Ferrer, Ada, 13197 1962- Cuba : an American history / Ada Ferrer. First Scribner hardcover edition. New York ; London : Scribner, 2021. 560 p. ; 24 cm. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. I. 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. "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"-- Provided by publisher. Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. Cuba History. Cuba Historia 8809 Cuba Foreign relations United States. Cuba Relaciones exteriores Estados Unidos 11638 United States Foreign relations Cuba. Estados Unidos Relaciones exteriores Cuba 11639 Print version: Ferrer, Ada. Cuba First Scribner hardcover edition. New York ; London : Scribner, 2021 9781501154553 (DLC) 2021020533 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2021-11-19 0 107 F 1776 F385c 2021 00000155762 2021-11-19 00:00:00 1 2021-11-19 BK