{"product_id":"9781580933834","title":"Cuba Then: Rare and Classic Images from the Ramiro Fernandez Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eVintage photos from one of the largest archives of Cuban photography in the world capture the island’s history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe enduring fascination of Cuba intensifies as the island once again becomes a seductive travel destination. From Ramiro Fernández, whose collection of Cuban photography and ephemera is one of the largest outside of the island nation, comes a dazzling array of images of Cuban life, lifestyle, glamour, customs, and struggle from the nineteenth century to the Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the earliest daguerreotypes to glamorous shots of movie stars, the country’s history is represented by a rich spectrum of personalities: race-car driving aristocrats, sultry showgirls, gangsters, everyday folk, and revolutionaries who would soon transform the nation. Rare images are showcased: a portrait of Castro as a schoolboy, a bare-chested Che Guevara, and Heinz Lüning, the only Nazi spy executed in Latin America during World War II (and the unwitting inspiration for Graham Greene’s \u003ci\u003eOur Man in Havana\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith nearly 300 exceptional images and a foreword and poetry by Richard Blanco, the poet selected for President Obama's second inauguration, this is a multifaceted look at Cuba, then.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Monacelli Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47034713637104,"sku":"9781580933834","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781580933834_p0.jpg?v=1763779534","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781580933834","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}