The surrender tree : poems of Cuba's struggle for freedom / Margarita Engle.
2008
PS3555.N4254 S87 2008 (Mapit)
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Title
The surrender tree : poems of Cuba's struggle for freedom / Margarita Engle.
Author
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780805086744
0805086749
0805086749
Publication Details
New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2008.
Language
English
Description
169 p. ; 21 cm.
Call Number
PS3555.N4254 S87 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification
811/.54
Summary
Cuba has fought three wars for independence, and still she is not free. This history in verse creates a lyrical portrait of Cuba.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-168).
Awards
Newbery Honor, 2009
Jane Addams Award, 2009
Pura Belpre Author Award, 2009
Jane Addams Award, 2009
Pura Belpre Author Award, 2009
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Table of 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.
The Ten Years War, 1868-78
The Little War, 1878-80
The War of Independence, 1895-98
The surrender tree, 1898-99.