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Winner, 2020 Herbert H. Lehman Prize for Distinguished Scholarship in New York historyHonorable Mention, 2019 CASA Literary Prize for Studies on Latinos in the United States, given by La Casa de las AmricasThe dramatic story of the origins of the Cuban community in nineteenthcentury New York.More than one hundred years before the Cuban Revolution of 1959 sparked an exodus that created todays prominent Cuban American presence, Cubans were settling in New York City in what became largest community of Latin Americans in the nineteenthcentury Northeast. This book brings this community to vivid life, tracing its formation and how it was shaped by both the sugar trade and the long struggle for independence from Spain. New York Citys refineries bought vast quantities of raw sugar from Cuba, ultimately creating an important center of commerce for Cuban migrs as the island tumbled into the tumultuous decades that would close out the century and define Cuban nationhood and identity.New York became the primary destination for Cuban migrs in search of an education, opportunity, wealth, to start a new life or forget an old one, to evade royal authority, plot a revolution, experience freedom, or to buy and sell goods. While many of their stories ended tragically, others were steeped in heroism and sacrifice, and still others in opportunism and mendacity. Lisandro Prez beautifully weaves together all these stories, showing the rise of a vibrant and influential community. Historically rich and engrossing, Sugar, Cigars, and Revolution immerses the reader in the riveting drama of Cuban New York.Lisandro Prez analyzes the major forces that shaped the community, but also tells the stories of individuals and families that made up the fabric of a littleknown immigrant world that represents the origins of New York City's dynamic Latino presence.
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