Project Gutenberg 2011-04-14 Public domain in the USA. 320 Davey, Richard 1848 1915 Davey, Richard Patrick Boyle Davey, R. (Richard) 01021426 Cuba Past and Present Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Cuba Past and Present" by Richard Davey is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work offers a thorough exploration of Cuba's geography, history, and culture, reflecting the author's observations during a visit to the island as well as collected insights from various sources. In particular, it seeks to document the complex dynamics of Cuban society, including the impact of Spanish colonization and the island's rich natural resources. The opening of the book begins with a detailed description of Cuba, highlighting its significance as the largest and wealthiest island in the West Indian Archipelago, often referred to as the "Pearl of the Antilles." Davey elaborates on its geography, noting the distinguishing features of its landscape, such as the Sierra Maestra mountain range and the unique aspects of its flora and fauna. He introduces the historical context that has shaped Cuba, including the importance of agriculture in its economy, particularly the cultivation of sugar, tobacco, and coffee. The author's keen observations set the stage for a deeper discussion of Cuba's socio-political landscape and its historical evolution, aimed at offering readers a comprehensive understanding of the island at a critical time in its history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Cuba -- History Cuba -- Description and travel F1751 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 565950 565959 2024-09-15T08:56:38.029778 2023-09-15T14:11:45.048793 text/html text/html 556114 2011-04-14T16:33:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3772341 2011-04-14T16:41:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2959465 2024-09-15T08:56:54.095134 application/epub+zip 2964871 2024-09-15T08:56:43.054707 application/epub+zip 267135 2024-09-15T08:56:38.860806 application/epub+zip 3375465 2024-09-15T08:57:00.034067 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3324040 2024-09-15T08:56:50.012645 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436888 2022-09-16T12:08:42.967854 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488238 2024-09-15T08:56:36.963680 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 488143 2011-04-14T16:36:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 193795 2011-04-14T16:41:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 488039 2011-04-14T16:36:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 193681 2011-04-14T16:41:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 488288 2011-04-14T16:39:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 193704 2011-04-14T16:41:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21978 2024-09-15T08:57:00.178063 application/rdf+xml 13427 2024-09-15T08:56:39.343675 image/jpeg 3512 2024-09-15T08:56:39.139742 image/jpeg 3834509 2024-09-15T08:56:38.121703 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia