Download or read book History of Cuba, Vol. 5 (Classic Reprint) written by Willis Fletcher Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-27 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of Cuba, Vol. 5 Nature designed Cuba for greatness. That salient fact is written large and clear upon every page of the island's history. He must lack vision who can not dis cern it even in the annals of political, military and social development Of the Cuban nation. Although one of the earliest lands in the Western Hemisphere to be discovered and colonized, it was actually the last of all to be erected into political independence and thus to enter into an Opportunity for improving fully the incomparable Opul ence of its natural endowment. No land ever shows of what it is capable until it is permitted to do so for its own sake and in its own name. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.