Description: Cuba's past was forged between empire and revolt. A turning point, told plainly. In Volume V of Willis Fletcher Johnson's The History of Cuba, the island's story is traced with an eye for power, consequence, and the lived texture of everyday life. Written as a scholarly narrative history and long regarded as a historical nonfiction classic, Johnson balances high politics with close attention to Cuban society and culture. His account sits firmly within Cuban political history, mapping the pressures of colonial administration, trade, and identity that shaped colonial era Cuba and the wider Spanish Caribbean islands. For readers drawn to Cuba under Spanish rule and the broader sweep of Spanish empire history, this volume offers a steady, readable line through complex events without losing sight of the human stakes. It also stands as an academic history reference for students of Caribbean history, and a worthy anchor for any Latin American history collection. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this volume has been restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure -- it belongs on the shelf of the curious browser and the serious historian alike, and it sits proudly within a complete multi-volume reprint that returns a major work of historical scholarship to active reading.
