Caribbean & West Indies Books


Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba and Then Lost It to the Revolution Best Price: $16.58 This is an enjoyable and eye-opening book about the mob's presence in Havana's tourism and...	One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War Best Price: $15.93 As a Cuban exile I was training for a job in Key West when the October Missile Crisis exploded....	Havana Before Castro: When Cuba was a Tropical Playground Best Price: $19.80 My wife and I escaped Cuba during the early sixties. Almost certain that we might be returning...	Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis Best Price: $7.55 As a Cuban refugee I was training for a job in Key West when the Cuban Missile Crisis ocurred. I...	Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis (2nd Edition) Best Price: $10.69 Delivered early. Great condition. Good delivery info provided. I'll do it again.



Fidel Castro: My Life: A Spoken Autobiography Best Price: $12.47 Though it feels like something of an awkward format for what is intended as the REAL word on...	Island Life: Inspirational Interiors Best Price: $22.40 You may or may not receive this book. Like another reviewer, my order was never completed. I...	The Bay of Pigs (Pivotal Moments in American History) Best Price: $16.47 In January 1959, as Fidel Castro entered Havana in triumph, Americans hailed the revolutionary...	Empire of Blue Water: Captain Morgan's Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for the Americas, and the Catastrophe That Ended the Outlaws' Bloody Reign Best Price: $7.00 This book is the story of a criminal. Infamous Henry Morgan and his bunch of criminals attacked,...	The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down Best Price: $5.45 Colin Woodard has done a great job in documenting all we know about the Caribbean Pirates. I...



Into the Bermuda Triangle Best Price: $5.00 Has some really good information and it's a good way to get some facts on the subject. Overall,...	The Uses of Haiti (3rd Edition) Best Price: $15.00 I am a Haitian, lived in Haiti until I came to the States at 28. I went back to visit the graves...	Silencing the Past Best Price: $3.00 If you liked any of Howard Zinn's books, you'll like this. Trouillot's analysis of...	Cuba: From Columbus to Castro and Beyond, Fifth Edition Rev. Best Price: $16.47 I am very satisfied with this purchase. The book looks like new and the price was good	The Cuba Reader: History, Culture, Politics (The Latin America Readers) Best Price: $16.00 This is the best documentary history of Cuba printed recently. It has not only documents, but...

Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution Best Price: $16.00 Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution By Laurent Dubois The book...	The Sea Rover's Practice: Pirate Tactics and Techniques, 16301730 Best Price: $18.15 Benerson Little, a former Navy SEAL, has written an excellent reference work on how piracy...	An Unbroken Agony: Haiti, from Revolution to the Kidnapping of a President Best Price: $8.75 To quote from the book: "Where the poor were concerned, the United States invariably...	Adios, Havana: A Memoir Best Price: $13.11 This book was recommended based on my Amazon reading and buying habits. Not sure why, though. It...	The Tainos: Rise and Decline of the People Who Greeted Columbus Best Price: $10.95 This book is quite outdated. It still seem to think that Tainos became extinct. After testing...

A Brief History of the Caribbean: From the Arawak and Carib to the Present Best Price: $7.54 I found this a very readable, workmanlike and surprisingly comprehensive book for one with so...	Cuba Style: Graphics from the Golden Age of Design Best Price: $12.50 Like anything by Steven Heller, there's tons of amazing imagery in this book. Great for the...	Damming the Flood: Haiti, Aristide and the Politics of Containment Best Price: $18.47 I read a lot of books on Haiti, this is the best one I have seen on Haiti's history between 1990...	And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails Best Price: $8.10 This is a well-researched, enjoyable read about the role of rum in the history of the Americas....	Why the Cocks Fight: Dominicans, Haitians, and the Struggle for Hispaniola Best Price: $10.20 I read this book several months ago. I don't know. I was not particularly enamored with the...

The Shipwreck That Saved Jamestown: The Sea Venture Castaways and the Fate of America Best Price: $13.18 A freshly researched account of the dramatic rescue of the Jamestown settlers The...	Cuba and Its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo Best Price: $12.23 informative and fun to read, this is a loving tribute to the music of Cuba and from whence it...	Biography of a Runaway Slave Best Price: $10.00 This book gives great insight into a slave's life and his attitudes before and after freedom. He...	Santeria: the Religion: Faith, Rites, Magic (World Religion and Magic) Best Price: $6.99 I am an Olorisa (priest/Santero) with over 29 years of training and experience. Based on my...	Havana Then and Now (Then & Now) Best Price: $7.99 It was wonderful to see Habana in the days of my grandparents and parents.I remember so much of...

The Last Playboy: The High Life of Porfirio Rubirosa Best Price: $4.80 I am a former foreign student in the Dominican Republic where I got to learn the name...	Tropicana Nights: The Life and Times of the Legendary Cuban Nightclub Best Price: $1.83 As other reviewers have said, this book is fascinating in depth and breadth and extremely...	The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Concise Edition Best Price: $10.19 Have you ever wondered what is being said behind closed doors, in those places where important...	The Boys from Dolores: Fidel Castro's Schoolmates from Revolution to Exile (Vintage Departures) Best Price: $7.00 The book began with somewhat of an attitude. One of the exiles "wallowed in history like a...	Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy Best Price: $1.45 I forced myself to finish this book. I say that because I have no idea what all these people...

The Middle Passage Best Price: $8.74 This makes for some pretty dreary reading. Over 30 years ago, Naipal headed for his old home...	Puerto Rico in the American Century: A History since 1898 Best Price: $18.78 Facts about the beginning of the 20th century Puerto Rico related no ones cares to write. Full...	Cuba: Art and History from 1868 to Today Best Price: $53.55 This sumptuous survey of Cuban art reveals the development of a distinct national identity and...	From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean 1492-1969 Best Price: $8.00 The story of how Europeans "discovered" the Caribbean, and how they governed it, is a...	The History of Cuba (Palgrave Essential Histories) Best Price: $6.85 I walked into this book knowing virtually nothing about Cuba, and this book did an excellent job...

Havana: Autobiography of a City Best Price: $7.38 I first met the writer during the book fair at the Miami Dade Community College on November 11,...	True Believer: Inside the Investigation and Capture of Ana Montes, Cuba's Master Spy Best Price: $17.07 There must be some idiots working in counterintelligence in the USA, the guy who wrote this...	Pursuits of Happiness: The Social Development of Early Modern British Colonies and the Formation of American Culture Best Price: $19.00 In erudite and responsible fashion, Greene establishes his thesis by first laying out the nature...	After Fidel, Updated Edition: Raul Castro and the Future of Cuba's Revolution Best Price: $7.73 The author is very astute and informed. This book will open your eyes to the total affect...	High Noon in the Cold War: Kennedy, Krushchev, and the Cuban Missile Crisis Best Price: $10.64 In these days of a proclaimed War on Terror, Frankel reminds us that the past was worse. In this...

Haiti in Focus: A Guide to the People, Politics, and Culture (In Focus Guides) Best Price: $7.59 This is a thin booklet providing a nice overview of Haitian culure, politics and history: it...	Ancient Mexico and Central America: Archaeology and Culture History Best Price: $20.00 as i am archaeologist, this is a good book to have a ancient cultural, ecological,...	The Dictator Next Door: The Good Neighbor Policy and the Trujillo Regime in the Dominican Republic, 1930-1945 (American Encounters/Global Interactions) Best Price: $22.00 This book is very informative on the history of my beloved country. Mr. Roorda did extensive...	An Island Called Home: Returning to Jewish Cuba Best Price: $18.76 a great book with wonderful photography. it's written by an academic, but is widely accessible....	Restavec: From Haitian Slave Child to Middle-Class American Best Price: $8.90 Restavec is an excellent look into Haiti's secret slavery. It's an honest look at what is sadly...

Blackbeard: The Real Pirate of the Caribbean Best Price: $0.99 Harrrr... maties! As a huge pirate fan I love this book! Blackbeard Rules!!	The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave Narrative Best Price: $3.70 The first black woman to escape from slavery in the British colonies and publish a record of her...	The Caribbean: The Genesis of a Fragmented Nationalism (Latin American Histories Series) Best Price: $18.99 Most are familiar with the Caribbean as a desired vacation destination. Others think of it as a...	Christopher Columbus and the Enterprise of the Indies: A Brief History with Documents (The Bedford Series in History and Culture) Best Price: $8.50 It is said that Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. At least that is what all...	Santeria: The Beliefs And Rituals Of A Growing Religion In America. Best Price: $10.83 Santeria; The beliefs and rituals of a growing religion in America, by Miguel A. De La Torre. ...

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