Impressions of Cuba in the Nineteenth Century: The Travel Diary of Joseph J. Dimock

by Joseph Judson Dimock and Louis A. Pérez Jr.

Book Overview

Joseph J. Dimock's descriptions of Cuba in his travel diary provide a remarkable firsthand view of a fascinating period in the island's history. In the mid-nineteenth century, the United States was pursuing manifest destiny. The war with Mexico had resulted in a vast increase of national territory, and many north Americans wanted Cuba as the next acquisition. In addition to annexationist plots, Cuban life was marked by slave conspiracies, colonial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0842026584
• ISBN13: 9780842026581
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 151 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"