Impressions of Cuba in the Nineteenth Century - The Travel Diary of Joseph J. Dimock

Joseph J. Dimock's perceptions of Cuba in his travel diary offer a remarkable firsthand view of a fascinating period in the island's history. Impressions of Cuba in the Nineteenth Century describes the social, economic, and political conditions in the 1850s. Dimock's entries of his travels and observations as an American reveal details of Cuban agriculture, plant life, and natural resources. The diary gives elaborate accounts of the sugar industry as well as extensive commentary on the daily life of slaves, Spaniards, and Cubans. Transportation, housing, and culture are also explored. Dimock's curiosity led him around the island, into prisons, salons, and other unusual places.

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Edited by Louis A. Pérez Jr.

Summary

A travel diary with descriptions of Cuba that provide a firsthand view of the island's history.

Product details

• Authors: Joseph J. Dimock, Joseph Judson Dimock, Louis A. Perez Jr
• Assisted by: Louis Perez (Editor), Louis A. Perez (Editor), Louis A Pérez (Editor), Louis A. Pérez Jr. (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.1998
• EAN: 9780842026574
• ISBN: 978-0-8420-2657-4
• Dimensions: 171 mm x 221 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 358 g
• Series: Latin American Silhouettes; Latin American Silhouettes (Ha; Latin American Silhouettes; Latin American Silhouettes (Ha
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, Diaries, letters & journals, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Diaries & Journals, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, Cuba, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Letters, TRAVEL / Caribbean & West Indies, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Economic history, Social and cultural history, Diaries, letters and journals, Classic Travel Writing