Bacardi and the Cuban Revolution

Hosted by Evan Kleiman May. 19, 2012 Food & Drink

Tom Gjelten is a reporter for NPR. His book Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba: The Biography of a Cause looks at the Cuban Revolution through the lens of the famous rum distillers.

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