Sugarcane and Rum: The Bittersweet History of Labor and Life on the Yucatán Peninsula

by John Robert Gust and Jennifer P. Mathews

While the Yucat?n Peninsula of Mexico may conjure up images of vacation getaways and cocktails by the sea, these easy stereotypes hide a story filled with sweat and toil. The story of sugarcane and rum production in the Caribbean has been told many times. But few know the bittersweet story of sugar and rum in the jungles of the Yucat?n Peninsula during the nineteenth century. This is much more than a history of coveted commodities. The unique story...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816538883
• ISBN13: 9780816538881
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"