Excerpt from Havana by Mark Kurlansky, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

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Havana by Mark Kurlansky

Havana

A Subtropical Delirium

by Mark Kurlansky
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  • Mar 7, 2017, 272 pages
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  • Mar 2018, 272 pages
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But that was an early Havana. There have been many since.

Excerpted from Havana by Mark Kurlansky. Copyright © 2017 by Mark Kurlansky. Excerpted by permission of Bloomsbury USA. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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