Cuba Libre (novel)
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Author | Elmore Leonard |
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Cover artist | Chip Kidd (designer) |
Language | English |
Publisher | Delacorte Press |
Publication date | 1998 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Preceded by | Riding the Rap |
Followed by | Pagan Babies |
Cuba Libre is a 1998 historical novel written by Elmore Leonard. The story takes place in 1898, immediately before the outbreak of the Spanish–American War.[1][2]
Plot summary
Ben Tyler, a cowboy and sometime bank robber, is released from prison and is recruited by his old boss to ship a string of horses to a rich American sugar baron in Cuba. Their ship arrives in Havana harbor shortly after the explosive destruction of the warship USS Maine, amid rumors that war between Spain and the United States of America is imminent.
References
- ^ The master of the low-lifes: Writing about bums, thugs and mugs, Elmore Leonard basks in late-life success; Portman, Jamie. The Spectator [Hamilton, Ont] 21 Feb 1998.
- ^ Ripping good reading set in stormy Cuba; Elmore Leonard spins a smooth yarn: Mandel, Charles. Edmonton Journal [Edmonton, Alta] 15 Mar 1998.
Categories:
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- 1998 American novels
- Novels by Elmore Leonard
- Historical novels
- Novels set in Cuba
- Fiction set in 1898
- Spanish–American War fiction
- Novels set in the 1890s
- Novels about rebels
- Books with cover art by Chip Kidd
- All stub articles
- 1990s historical novel stubs