I’m so pleased to be doing an encore presentation of my four-hour course about Cuban exiles, “Early Cuban Exiles: Memories of Loss, Struggle, and Rebirth,” for FSU’s OLLI life-long learning program. I did the course right after the 2022 publication of my oral history...
Holiday Sale
It’s Black Friday! For those doing holiday shopping today and in coming days, my publisher, the University of Florida Press, is offering a holiday discount on my oral history book, “Ninety Miles and a Lifetime Away.” It’s good through December 15 and can be applied by...
Now in stock: Paperback!
Today I got my copies of the just-published paperback edition of my oral history book about Cuban exiles, “Ninety Miles and a Lifetime Away.” I’m so pleased with the way it came out, including the new blurbs on the back cover. The paperback lists for $26.95, but until...
Ready for Gainesville
I’m looking forward to the next promotional event for my oral history book about Cuban exiles, “Ninety Miles and a Lifetime Away: Memories of Early Cuban Exiles.” It’s a joint appearance with my narrator Mario Cartaya at the Matheson History Museum in Gainesville at 7...
Next: Gainesville
Getting ready for another event for my oral history book about early Cuban exiles, "Ninety Miles and a Lifetime Away," this time at the Matheson History Museum in Gainesville at 7 pm on Wednesday, Sept. 20. I'll be joined by one of my narrators, Mario Cartaya, who...
Now in Paperback
I’m so pleased that my publisher, the University of Florida Press, decided to bring out a paperback edition of my oral history book about Cuban exiles, ‘Ninety Miles and a Lifetime Away.” It’s available from the publisher at 1-800-226-3822. Or you can order online at...
On Display in Tampa
I always get a kick from walking into an out-of-town bookstore and seeing my oral history book about Cuban exiles on display, as it is here at the Oxford Exchange in Tampa. #patriayvida #cuba #oralhistory
Award Brings Renewed Discount
In connection with the Samuel Proctor Award that my oral history book about Cuban exiles received last week from the Florida Historical Society, my publisher is offering a discount on purchases of my book, along with the same discount for other award-winners that they...
Honored by Florida Historical Society
It was a great honor for my oral history book about Cuban exiles, “Ninety Miles and a Lifetime Away,” to receive an award today from the Florida Historical Society at their annual meeting in Lakeland. I enjoyed the company of other winners, some of whom are friends,...
Good Company in Lakeland
Always happy to see my book on display—and in such good company, with other award-winners at the annual meeting of the Florida Historical Society in Lakeland. #patriayvida#oralhistory #Cuba