The surrender tree : poems of Cuba's struggle for freedom

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by Engle, Margarita
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Published by : Henry Holt and Co., (New York :) Subject(s): Children's poetry, American. --American poetry. --Cuba -- History -- 1810-1899 -- Juvenile poetry. --Cuba -- History -- 1810-1899 -- Poetry. Year : 2008 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
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Education Learning Commons International 811 ENG Available

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.