I Was Cuba: Treasures from the Ramiro Fernandez Collection | 
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| Author: Kevin Kwan
Creators: Ramiro Fernandez, Peter Castro, Reinaldo Arenas
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 35911
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 6.4 x 1.4
ISBN: 0811860531
Dewey Decimal Number: 972.91050222
EAN: 9780811860536
ASIN: 0811860531
Publication Date: October 11, 2007
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Condition: Brand new book!
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Product Description
While most think of Cuba as a mythical island of rum, rumba, and revolution, period photographs reveal a more complex place. I Was Cuba is an original look at Cuban history as seen through the Ramiro Fernandez Collection arguably the world's leading archive of Cuban photos and ephemera. I Was Cuba showcases rare, vernacular images from the nineteenth century through the revolutionary period, exploring the everyday and the eccentric. With texts from famed Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas (Before Night Falls), this captivating volume is an intimate view into a bygone era of glamour, political upheaval, and astounding visual culture.
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 Fantastic! June 27, 2008
Fantastic collectionn of photos that take you to another place in another time. Beautifully sequenced and with great essays. I hope Mr. Fernandez has more books in him. Give this a sixth star. And a seventh.
BEAUTIFUL AND AUTHENTIC April 5, 2008
This book has the most amazing collection of authetic pictures from cuba I have EVER seen! I met Ramiro (the man who collected the photos) at Florida State University and he explained to me how he collected all these photos from Cuba. It really is a fantastic book and the price is UNBEATABLE!
"I Was Cuba...." REAL TREASURES March 14, 2008
I Was Cuba: Treasures from the Ramiro Fernandez Collection
This book contains an amazing collection of old photographs that essentially cover the entire island. It is a real TREASURE. The selection of images is excellent; subjects are representative of 'times gone by'. I have gifted the book to individuals who lived in Cuba and are familiar with many of the places included in the collections of photos. The response has been extremely positive.
The author deserves credit for such a good selection of subjects, relatively good images -considering the time that has passed. Younger persons have also enjoyed a 'virtual visit' to a country that is out of bounds for most people.
I WAS CUBA January 1, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I had originally bought the book for me, but when I opened the book and saw all the beautiful pictures of what Cuba once was, I knew I had to give this book to my parents. When my mother unwrapped the book on Christmas Day and started to look at the pictures with my dad, tears came from both their eyes. My mother hugged me and could not stop thanking me for the gift. Those of Cuban Heritage, please buy his book, for "YOU ARE CUBA" and you won't regret it.
Superb insightful collection and commentary December 24, 2007
Great collection of photos pre and post Revolution; not simply tourist photos, but many of ordinary people,
and great figures of Cuban history. Commentary is insightful and lets the reader appreciate that only a Cuban
can understand and appreciate his country's history, oppression and culture.
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