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

Title
The sugar king of Havana : the rise and fall of Julio Lobo, Cuba's last tycoon / John Paul Rathbone.
Author
Rathbone, John Paul.
Publication
New York : Penguin Press, 2010.

Details

Description
304 pages : illustrations, map; 25 cm
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.
Subject
  • Lobo, Julio, 1898-1983
  • Since 1895
  • Sugar trade > Cuba > History > 20th century
  • Businessmen > Cuba > Biography
  • Businessmen
  • Sugar trade
  • Cuba > History > 1895-
  • Cuba
Genre/Form
  • Biographies.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-292) and index.
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 & shootings -- Imperial affairs -- At the altar -- Crepúsculo.
ISBN
  • 9781594202582
  • 1594202583
LCCN
2010013790
OCLC
466335741
Author
Rathbone, John Paul.
Title
The sugar king of Havana : the rise and fall of Julio Lobo, Cuba's last tycoon / John Paul Rathbone.
Imprint
New York : Penguin Press, 2010.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-292) and index.
Chronological Term
Since 1895
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