Havana

Peter Moruzzi

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Langue : anglais

Edité par Gibbs M. Smith Inc, 2008

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Through vintage and contemporary photographs, brochures, and artifacts evocative of time and place, Havana Before Castro tells the story of the city that was the most popular exotic destination for Americans during the forty years between World War I and Castro's revolution. See how Havana evolved from Prohibition haven and rich man's playground to a heady blend of glittering nightclubs, outrageous cabarets, all-night bars, and backstreet brothels. Visit Havana's seamy Shanghai Theatre as well as its glamorous Tropicana, roam the stately Hotel Sevilla-Biltmore and ultramodern Habana Hilton. Savor a daiquiri at La Floridita (one of Hemingway's favorite watering holes), rub elbows with movie stars at Sloppy Joe's bar, and learn why Cuban cigars remain the world's most highly prized. Celebrate the influence of Cuban music on American popular culture-the rumba, mambo, cha-cha-cha, and salsa-from its earliest stars such as Xavier Cugat and Desi Arnaz to modern acts like the Buena Vista Social Club. Celebrate the city's architectural heritage, a Havana Modernism unique to Cuba's topography and climate. Follow the parade of corrupt presidents who, along with American mobsters such as Meyer Lansky, welcomed the mass tourism that led to Havana becoming a tropical Vegas swirling in a haze of rum and cigars, backed by a conga beat. Born in Concord, Massachusetts, in 1961 and raised in Hawaii, Peter Moruzzi graduated from the University of California at Berkeley and later attended the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. An architectural historian by profession, Moruzzi is an acknowledged expert on mid-century Modern architecture and design. He resides in the Silver Lake district of Los Angeles and in Palm Springs, California. He has been obsessed with the history of Cuba since 1987. www.HavanaBeforeCastro.com.…

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Titre
Havana
Auteur
Peter Moruzzi
Éditeur
Gibbs M. Smith Inc
Année de publication
2008
État de l'article
Very Good
Reliure
Paperback
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
1423603672
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9781423603672

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