The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom
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Sunday, December 31, 1899 - 18:00
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Surrender Tree: Poems of
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by Margarita Engle (Henry Holt & Comapny)
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The Surrender Tree utilizes compelling free verse in alternating voices to lyrically tell the story of Cuba's three wars for independence from Spain. Combining real-life characters (such as legendary healer Rosa La Bayamesa) with imagined individuals, Engle focuses on Rosa's struggle to save everyone--black, white, Cuban, Spanish, friend or enemy.
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The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom
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Friday, July 31, 2009 - 10:35
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Saturday, August 22, 2009 - 04:30
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