Project Gutenberg 2010-08-17 Public domain in the USA. 301 Dana, Richard Henry 1815 1882 Dana, R. H. (Richard Henry) To Cuba and Back Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "To Cuba and Back" by Richard Henry Dana, Jr. is a travelogue written in the late 19th century. The work captures the author's journey from Manhattan to Cuba, evocatively detailing the sights, sounds, and experiences he encounters along the way. It explores not only the lush landscapes and the vibrant cultural life of Cuba but also offers insightful observations on social and political issues, including slavery, as well as the interactions between cultures. The opening of the travelogue begins with the author's excitement as he boards a steamer in Manhattan, joining a diverse group of passengers heading to Cuba. As the ship sets sail, Dana describes the atmosphere on deck, highlighting the bustle and anticipation surrounding the journey. He recounts moments of reflection on the voyage, detail by detail, from observing the changing landscape as they approach the Cuban coast to the delicate and picturesque appearance of Havana as they anchor near the famed Morro fortress. The prose sets a captivating tone, mixing personal narrative with broader socio-political reflections that hint at the deeper themes explored throughout the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Seafaring life Voyages and travels Cuba -- Description and travel Dana, Richard Henry, 1815-1882 -- Travel F1751 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: Travel Writing 297468 2025-06-13T14:23:52.650543 text/html 293460 2010-08-21T10:35:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 113061 2010-08-21T10:36:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 187957 2025-06-13T14:23:59.768509 application/epub+zip 189833 2025-06-13T14:23:55.670533 application/epub+zip 173960 2025-06-13T14:23:54.425545 application/epub+zip 334942 2025-06-13T14:24:03.185528 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322330 2025-06-13T14:23:59.008542 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295770 2022-09-15T10:00:38.404595 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285763 2025-06-13T14:23:52.262561 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 285579 2010-08-21T10:35:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 111243 2010-08-21T10:36:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 285856 2010-08-21T10:35:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 111251 2010-08-21T10:36:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20979 2025-06-13T14:24:03.336507 application/rdf+xml 13409 2025-06-13T14:23:54.995558 image/jpeg 3526 2025-06-13T14:23:54.706532 image/jpeg 183687 2025-06-13T14:23:52.677581 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia