Bibliograph

The sugar king of Havana, the rise and fall of Julio Lobo, Cuba's last tycoon, John Paul Rathbone

Type

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The sugar king of Havana, the rise and fall of Julio Lobo, Cuba's last tycoon, John Paul Rathbone

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The sugar king of Havana

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

466335741

Responsibility statement

John Paul Rathbone

Sub title

the rise and fall of Julio Lobo, Cuba's last tycoon

Summary

In this dual history of a man and a nation, Financial Times journalist John Paul Rathbone uses the stranger-than-fiction story of Julio Lobo, a Cuban sugar magnate who controlled the world sugar market throughout much of the first half of the 20th century, to reveal the luxuries enjoyed by the elite class in pre-revolutionary Cuba

Table Of Contents

A triste tropical tryst -- The betrayal of José Martí -- A sense of home -- Sugar rush -- Death in the morning -- A talent for speculation -- The emerald way -- Sun, sea and shootings -- Imperial affairs -- At the altar -- Crepúsculo

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