The surrender tree : poems of Cuba's struggle for freedom / Margarita Engle.
Title:
The surrender tree : poems of Cuba's struggle for freedom / Margarita Engle.
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication:
New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2008.
Publication Date:
2008
ISBN:
9780805086744
General Note:
Advertisement on dust jacket.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-168).
Contents:
The names of the flowers, 1850-51 -- The Ten Years War, 1868-78 -- The Little War, 1878-80 -- The War of Independence, 1895-98 -- The surrender tree, 1898-99.
Abstract:
Cuba has fought three wars for independence, and still she is not free. This history in verse creates a lyrical portrait of Cuba.
Content Type:
text
Carrier Type:
volume
Reading Level:
Grade 7-9, Age 12-14.
Genre:
Language:
English
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