Sugar and Railroads: A Cuban History, 1837-1959

by Óscar Zanetti

Book Overview

Though Cuba was among the first countries in the world to utilize rail transport, the history of its railroads has been little studied. This English translation of the prize-winning Caminos para el azucar traces the story of railroads in Cuba from their introduction in the nineteenth century through the 1959 Revolution.
More broadly, the book uses the development of the Cuban rail transport system to provide a fascinating perspective on...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807846929
• ISBN13: 9780807846926
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.3"