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Cuba: A Captivating Guide to the History of Cuba and Havana, The Cuban Revolution and Fidel Castro
- De: Captivating History
- Narrado por: Richard L Walton, David Patton, Desmond Manny
- Duración: 11 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 34
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 34
The themes of the history of Cuba are as vast as they are inspiring. Cuba has stared death in the face throughout its rocky history, and most of the time it has gazed into the eyes of death and smiled. Over and over, oppressors have attempted to seize this island and its riches for their own selfish purposes. And over and over, revolutions have risen up to conquer in an attempt to return Cuba to its people. The story of Cuba is a tale of courage and sacrifice, of horrific oppression and inspiring vision.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Ignorance and revisionism posing as history.
- De Luis Sastre en 02-21-19
Didn't finish
Revisado: 11-11-19
I didn't finish this book. It had a propaganda feel to it. Also didn't go in depth on subjects.
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The Sugar Barons
- Family, Corruption, Empire, and War in the West Indies
- De: Matthew Parker
- Narrado por: Jonathan Cowley
- Duración: 16 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 124
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 105
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 107
To those who travel there today, the West Indies are unspoiled paradise islands. Yet that image conceals a turbulent, dramatic, and shocking history. For some 200 years after 1650, the West Indies became the strategic center of the Western world, witnessing one of the greatest power struggles of the age as Europeans made and lost immense fortunes growing and trading in sugar - a commodity so lucrative it became known as "white gold".
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3 out of 5 stars
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Little known bit of history
- De Pamela en 02-11-12
- The Sugar Barons
- Family, Corruption, Empire, and War in the West Indies
- De: Matthew Parker
- Narrado por: Jonathan Cowley
Very Happy
Revisado: 10-06-11
If you could sum up The Sugar Barons in three words, what would they be?
Interesting, Informative, Well Written
Which character – as performed by Jonathan Cowley – was your favorite?
There were so many characters, it was hard to keep up with them all but I think the Beckford's were pretty interesting.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It only reinforced my belief that greed is timeless. And that there is hope that we learn from our mistakes and try to correct it.
Any additional comments?
I really liked Sugar Barons but there is a lot of information. I listen when I walk and the author was pretty good at keeping you up on who was who. A lot of names and dates and statistics. I did thoroughly enjoy the book.
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