The Island that Dared by Dervla Murphy
Take a three-generation family holiday in Cuba in the company of Dervla Murphy, her daughter and three young granddaughters and you have a Swallows and Amazon like adventure in the Caribean as they trek into the hills and along the coast as a family, camping out on empty beaches beneath the stars and relishing the ubiquitous Cuban hospitality. But this is no more than the joyful start of a fully-fledged quest to understand the unique society created by the Cuban Revolution. For Dervla returns alone to explore the mountains, coastal swamps and decaying cities, investigating the experience of modern Cuba with her particular, candid curiosity. Through her own research and through conversations with Fidelistas and their critics alike, The Island That Dared builds a complex picture of a people struggling to retain their identity in the face of insistent hostility of the government of the United States.Dervla Murphy has authored over twenty volumes about her travels throughout the world by foot, mule, bicycle, and just about any other mode of transportation. The Overlook Press publishes her books Full Tilt, Eight Feet in the Andes, The Waiting Land, Muddling Through in Madagascar, On a Shoestring to Coorg, Cameroon with Egbert, Transylvannia and Beyond, The Ukimwi Road, and South from the Limpopo.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781906011352 |
| ISBN 10 | 1906011354 |
| Title | The Island that Dared |
| Author | Dervla Murphy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Eland Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2008-09-23 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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