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Title: Cuba in 1887
Review: I found this a very enjoyable travel book covering Cuba of 1887. This was a different era, and Cubans really were made to feel the heavy hand of Spain. Cuba did not have self rule, but had high taxes to support the bureauacy sent out from Spain to rule the island. I cannot really add anything to the list of topics covered in this book given in the review by Mr. Harrison. Mr. Dana is a good observer and chronicler of what he observed in Cuba in 1887. He is a good writer and wrote "Two Years Before the Mast" which I consider an excellent sea story. This book is well worth reading if you have any interest in Cuba in the late 1800s, and the effects of colonial rule on the country.
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