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Bacardi Y La Larga Lucha Por Cuba (2008)

by Tom Gjelten(Favorite Author)

3.96 of 5 Votes: 4

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English

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History & Biography

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review 1: I would have to say a very high 4 1/2 for this one. If you are a fan of history, or business, or business history or love political intrigue, this is the book for you. But it's also a story of family and sacrifice and taking risks in order to better oneself against the odds. And then there's the rum, which conjures up any number of memories and could potentially zip you off to Santiago and the warm nights watching a Cuban sunset. This book hooked me almost instantly as a fan of family history and provided me a look into the lives of some fascinating individuals who founded one of the most recognizable brands in the world. Before diving in, I unfortunately did not know much about the history of Cuba, but the author weaved the story of the Bacardi family with the tumu... moreltuous times of Cuba up to and including our current era. There were many times while reading this where I said, "This would make an excellent movie - or mini-series" While dry in spots, like several passages about international trade law, this book is best when it is focused on the main players in the Bacardi family -- especially Emilio Bacardi - and takes us along with them on their journey.
review 2: This is a story that I was completely unfamiliar with but is a great one--the Bacardi family essentially created rum in Cuba that was of a decent quality and took it out of the realm of sailor drink and made it chic--and that may explain why all the good rum drinks also come out of Cuba--they had a commercial reason to push great rum cocktails. The Bacardi's were also big supporters of Cuban independence, which is why it is ironic that they then got pushed out of Cuba--about the last 60% of the book is on Castro, which is far too much. I would have loved to have heard more about the front end of the story, which ends at about page 150--the most interesting thing in the end of the book is what the anti-Castro faction of the family did (which was quite aggregious) and that Raul is married to a Bacardi. less

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