{"product_id":"2940011204500","title":"The Cigar Maker","description":"\u003cp\u003eBronze Medal, Historical Fiction: 2011 Independent Publisher Book Awards\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinalist - 2011 National Indie Excellence Book Awards, Historical Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinalist: 2010 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards, Historical Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner: General Fiction Honorable Mention, London Book Festival\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner: General Fiction Honorable Mention, New England Book Festival\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"McGinty creates a vibrant, hectic and exciting atmosphere as he describes the bolita games, cock fighting and the constant struggle between immigrant workers and the 'Captains' of the cigar industry.\" --The Tampa Examiner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Cigar City. The year is 1898. Young Cuban rebel Salvador Ortiz and his family have escaped the hardship of war-torn Cuba, but the union halls, cigar factories, and dark alleys of Tampa are filled with violence and vendetta. Salvador must defy constant labor strife and deadly corruption in a one-industry town known for backroom cockfights, street thugs, late-night abductions and mass production of the world's best hand-rolled stogies. An ideological battle for control of the cigar industry tests Salvador's self-respect and love of hard work as he fights to abandon his rambunctious, outlaw past and lead his proud Cuban family into a colorful immigrant society. His wish for a peaceful life as a husband, a father, and a man of dignity is threatened by a lawless underworld and a cultural conflict with a dangerous, bloody history. Based on true events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mark McGinty","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47073086505200,"sku":"2940011204500","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940011204500_p0.jpg?v=1763902449","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940011204500","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}