Product Description: Miri, who lives in Havana, steps through an intriguing blue door and suddenly finds she has gone back in time to a couple of centuries before. She meets a disorganised pirate whose foul-mouthed and bad-tempered pet has made him buy fruit with the last of his loot and he's trapped in the port, in a sweat...read more

Product Description: Trace the development of Cuba's capital from the early sixteenth century to its heyday in the late nineteenth century. See how Havana truly had come of age -- elegant, vivid and sophisticated. Combining detailed research with an obvious affection for the city, Barclay has developed a clear, concise and evocative history...read more

A journalist and designer captures the history of this vibrant Cuban city from the early 16th century through the 19th century, discussing explorers, settlers, pirates, nobility, slavery, and curious travelers.