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▼a Gracia, Jorge J. E.
▼a Cuba before Castro
▼h [electronic resource]:
▼b A Century of Family Memoirs.
▼a Lanham:
▼b Hamilton Books,
▼c 2020.
▼a 1 online resource (311 p.).
▼a Description based upon print version of record.
▼a Intro -- Title Page -- Preface -- Names and Identity. What's in a Name? -- " Je Suis Française !" -- Escaping Mexican Wrath -- The Jesuits Stole My Inheritance -- Poetry, Spirits, and Flair -- Treasure Trove for Christmas -- Promising Future Comes to Naught -- Una Señora Muy Aseñorada -- Unexpected Success -- The Storyteller -- Bedroom Suite for a Pompadour -- "¡España Es Nuestra Madre Patria!" -- Better Marry Than Burn -- The Marquis' Mistress -- Ruined by a Hurricane and Resentment Against Spaniards -- Tears from a "Bileless Dove" -- Murdered by the Guardia Civil -- La Dolorosa's Miracle
▼a Promising Beginning and Sad End -- Is Having to Work Punishment for Sin? -- Broken Promise -- A Twenty-Five Year Engagement -- Romance on a Scale -- "Te Voy a Capar" -- A Gentleman Farmer at Heart -- Running Away from Home -- A Boy's Best Friends -- A Bad Dream Comes True -- Rebel with a Cause -- A Philosophy of Underwear -- End of Paradise -- The Bully -- First Holy Communion -- Summers at the Beach -- Yearly Audit and Crocodile Tears -- Lean Years -- Written in the Stars -- A Night to Forget -- The Refuge of Faith -- The Consolation of Giving -- An Interim Abode -- Long Journey Into Darkness
▼a Bicycles Are for Boys -- Nena's Insistent Gay Suitor -- Looking for Domestic Help -- María "Picadillo" -- "¡Yo soy muy macho!" -- Teenager in Havana -- The Club -- Another Call -- The Cursed Plantation -- Sugar and Slavery -- "El Marañon Aprieta la Boca" -- "I Believe in God" -- Building Up the Spirit -- First Cracks of the Faith -- Brother Balloon -- " ¿Y Tu Abuela, Dónde Está?" -- "Mens Sana in Corpore Sano" -- "De Eso No Se Habla " -- Two Years of Terror -- A Beach House at Last -- Love and Prejudice -- Quest for Freedom -- School for Toy Soldiers -- A Teacher Who Could Not Teach
▼a "I've Got Wheels!" -- Playground of the Caribbean -- Chaperones -- Puppy Love -- Graduation and a Prom of Sorts -- Starved for Culture -- Recreating the Garden of Eden -- From Hope to Despair -- The University of Havana -- Alea Iacta Est -- The Bay of Pigs and a Police State -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author
▼a In this book, distinguished philosopher Jorge J.E. Gracia reflects on his family and life in Cuba before the Castro Revolution. Through his stories the author hopes to entice historians, philosophers, writers, teachers, and others to pursue the study of Cuban society during that important period in the history of the island.
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▼y 20th century.
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▼y 20th century.
▼a Electronic books.
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▼a Gracia, Jorge J. E.
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▼z 9780761872139
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| 자료유형 : | eBook |
|---|---|
| ISBN : | 0761872140 |
| ISBN : | 9780761872146 |
| 개인저자 : | Gracia, Jorge J. E. |
| 서명/저자사항 : | Cuba before Castro [electronic resource]: A Century of Family Memoirs. |
| 발행사항 : | Lanham: Hamilton Books, 2020. |
| 형태사항 : | 1 online resource (311 p.). |
| 일반주기 : | Description based upon print version of record. |
| 내용주기 : | Intro -- Title Page -- Preface -- Names and Identity. What's in a Name? -- " Je Suis Française !" -- Escaping Mexican Wrath -- The Jesuits Stole My Inheritance -- Poetry, Spirits, and Flair -- Treasure Trove for Christmas -- Promising Future Comes to Naught -- Una Señora Muy Aseñorada -- Unexpected Success -- The Storyteller -- Bedroom Suite for a Pompadour -- "¡España Es Nuestra Madre Patria!" -- Better Marry Than Burn -- The Marquis' Mistress -- Ruined by a Hurricane and Resentment Against Spaniards -- Tears from a "Bileless Dove" -- Murdered by the Guardia Civil -- La Dolorosa's Miracle |
| 내용주기 : | Promising Beginning and Sad End -- Is Having to Work Punishment for Sin? -- Broken Promise -- A Twenty-Five Year Engagement -- Romance on a Scale -- "Te Voy a Capar" -- A Gentleman Farmer at Heart -- Running Away from Home -- A Boy's Best Friends -- A Bad Dream Comes True -- Rebel with a Cause -- A Philosophy of Underwear -- End of Paradise -- The Bully -- First Holy Communion -- Summers at the Beach -- Yearly Audit and Crocodile Tears -- Lean Years -- Written in the Stars -- A Night to Forget -- The Refuge of Faith -- The Consolation of Giving -- An Interim Abode -- Long Journey Into Darkness |
| 내용주기 : | Bicycles Are for Boys -- Nena's Insistent Gay Suitor -- Looking for Domestic Help -- María "Picadillo" -- "¡Yo soy muy macho!" -- Teenager in Havana -- The Club -- Another Call -- The Cursed Plantation -- Sugar and Slavery -- "El Marañon Aprieta la Boca" -- "I Believe in God" -- Building Up the Spirit -- First Cracks of the Faith -- Brother Balloon -- " ¿Y Tu Abuela, Dónde Está?" -- "Mens Sana in Corpore Sano" -- "De Eso No Se Habla " -- Two Years of Terror -- A Beach House at Last -- Love and Prejudice -- Quest for Freedom -- School for Toy Soldiers -- A Teacher Who Could Not Teach |
| 내용주기 : | "I've Got Wheels!" -- Playground of the Caribbean -- Chaperones -- Puppy Love -- Graduation and a Prom of Sorts -- Starved for Culture -- Recreating the Garden of Eden -- From Hope to Despair -- The University of Havana -- Alea Iacta Est -- The Bay of Pigs and a Police State -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author |
| 요약 : | In this book, distinguished philosopher Jorge J.E. Gracia reflects on his family and life in Cuba before the Castro Revolution. Through his stories the author hopes to entice historians, philosophers, writers, teachers, and others to pursue the study of Cuban society during that important period in the history of the island. |
| 주제명(개인명) : | Gracia, Jorge J. E. |
| 주제명(개인명) : | Gracia, Jorge J. E. Family. |
| 일반주제명 : | Cuban Americans -- Biography. -- |
| 일반주제명 : | Hispanic Americans -- Biography. -- |
| 주제명(지명) : | Cuba History. |
| 주제명(지명) : | Cuba History 20th century. |
| 주제명(지명) : | Cuba Politics and government 20th century. |
| 기타형태 저록 : | Print version: Gracia, Jorge J. E. Cuba before Castro : A Century of Family Memoirs. Lanham : Hamilton Books,c2020, 9780761872139 |
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