Engle, Margarita

The surrender tree : poems of Cuba's struggle for freedom - New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-168). A Junior Library Guild selection.

Cuba has fought three wars for independence, and still she is not free. This history in verse creates a lyrical portrait of Cuba. The names of the flowers, 1850-51 -- The Ten Years War, 1868-78 -- The Little War, 1878-80 -- The War of Independence, 1895-98 -- The surrender tree, 1898-99.

ISBN: 9780805086744

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Children's poetry, American.
American poetry.
Cuba -- History -- 1810-1899 -- Juvenile poetry.
Cuba -- History -- 1810-1899 -- Poetry.