Tampa Cigar Workers: A Pictorial History

by Louis A. Pérez Jr. and Robert P. Ingalls

Book Overview

Florida Historical Society Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Award

From the founding of Ybor City in 1886 to the dispersal of Tampa's Latin population in the years following World War II, Tampa's Cigar Workers documents the history of the Cuban, Spanish, and Italian immigrants who created the cigar industry in Tampa and the extraordinary multi-ethnic community that flourished around it. More than 200 photos capture this community's personalities...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813026024
• ISBN13: 9780813026022
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 233 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.2" x 10.3"