Che's Chevrolet, Fidel's Oldsmobile
On the Road in Cuba
Seiten
2008
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New edition
The University of North Carolina Press (Verlag)
978-0-8078-5887-5 (ISBN)
The University of North Carolina Press (Verlag)
978-0-8078-5887-5 (ISBN)
Vintage US-made cars on the streets of Havana provide a common representation of Cuba. This title blends historical sources, spinning a car-centered history of life on the island. It includes fifty-two historic black-and-white photographs and eight color photographs by contemporary Cuban photographer Adalberto Roque.
This title presents a car-centered history of life on the island. Vintage U.S.-made cars on the streets of Havana provide a common representation of Cuba. Journalist Richard Schweid, who traveled throughout the island to research the story of motor vehicles in Cuba today and yesterday, gets behind the wheel and behind the stereotype in this colorful chronicle of cars, buses, and trucks. In his captivating, sometimes gritty voice, Schweid blends previously untapped historical sources with his personal experiences, spinning a car-centered history of life on the island over the past century. The narrative is complemented by fifty-two historic black-and-white photographs and eight color photographs by contemporary Cuban photographer Adalberto Roque.
This title presents a car-centered history of life on the island. Vintage U.S.-made cars on the streets of Havana provide a common representation of Cuba. Journalist Richard Schweid, who traveled throughout the island to research the story of motor vehicles in Cuba today and yesterday, gets behind the wheel and behind the stereotype in this colorful chronicle of cars, buses, and trucks. In his captivating, sometimes gritty voice, Schweid blends previously untapped historical sources with his personal experiences, spinning a car-centered history of life on the island over the past century. The narrative is complemented by fifty-two historic black-and-white photographs and eight color photographs by contemporary Cuban photographer Adalberto Roque.
Richard Schweid was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and now lives in Barcelona, Spain, where he is senior editor of the magazine Barcelona Metropolitan. His popular books include Catfish and the Delta: Confederate Fish Farming in the Mississippi Delta, Hot Peppers: The Story of Cajuns and Capsicum, and The Cockroach Papers: A Compendium of History and Lore.
Verlagsort | Chapel Hill |
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Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 203 mm |
Gewicht | 314 g |
Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst |
Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Auto / Motorrad | |
Reisen ► Reiseberichte | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
Technik | |
ISBN-10 | 0-8078-5887-0 / 0807858870 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8078-5887-5 / 9780807858875 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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