The Story of Cuba

“The Story of Cuba is a tragedy.” Murat Halstead wrote it while the insurrection was still burning — four centuries of Spanish rule, the sugar and slave economy, Weyler’s camps, and an America deciding whether to intervene.

Chapter XVII

3 pages in this part of The Story of Cuba.

Chapter XVII

The Massacre At Gautao.

Chapter XVII: Spain

The clouds came up from the Caribbean Sea, majestic in their gloom and poured rivers over the city, and the sun and the wind came and the…

Chapter XVII: Marianao

There was a charming breakfast, that was concluded about 1 o'clock, and then came a sudden sensation, a painful surprise. There had been a…

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