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In 1859, while the U.S. Senate was considering whether the United States should try to annex the Spanish possession of Cuba, Dana traveled there and visited Havana, a sugar plantation, a bullfight, and various churches, hospitals, schools, and prisons, a trip documented in his... Read Full Overview

During the mid 19th century the US Senate entertained a bill to expand South and annex Cuba, to become not only a Caribbean empire but the greatest slaveholding nation in history. The 1860 publication of To Cuba and Back detailing, in Dana's words, .the despotic civil government,... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

""To Cuba And Back: A Vacation Voyage"" is a travelogue book written by Richard Henry Dana Jr. in 1860. The book is a detailed account of the author's journey to Cuba and back, which he undertook as a vacation voyage. Dana Jr. was an American author, lawyer, and sailor, who is... Read Full Overview

To Cuba And Back: A Vacation Voyage (1860) is a travelogue written by Richard Henry Dana Jr. The book chronicles the author's journey to Cuba and back, detailing his experiences and observations of the people, culture, and landscape of the island. Dana Jr. was an American lawyer,... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

The steamer is to sail at one P.M; and, by half-past twelve, her decks are full, and the mud and snow of the pier are well trodden by men and horses. Coaches drive down furiously, and nervous passengers put their heads out to see if the steamer is off before her time; and on... Read Full Overview

To Cuba And Back: A Vacation Voyage is a travelogue written by Richard Henry Dana Jr. in 1860. The book chronicles his journey from Boston to Havana, Cuba, and back, which he undertook in order to improve his health. Dana Jr. was a well-known author and lawyer, best known for... Read Full Overview

The steamer is to sail at one P.M.; and, by half-past twelve, her decks are full, and the mud and snow of the pier are well trodden by men and horses. Coaches drive down furiously, and nervous passengers put their heads out to see if the steamer is off before her time; and on... Read Full Overview

"To Cuba and Back" from Richard Henry Dana. American lawyer and politician (1815-1882).

To Cuba and Back - Vol. 1 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1881. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher... Read Full Overview