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Author: Books Group
Number of Pages: 154 pages
Published Date: 01 Mar 2012
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
Publication Country: Miami Fl, United States
Language: English
Format: PDF
ISBN: 9781130067699
Download Link: Zoology Reprints and Separata, Etc Volume 122
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: ... and First Tastes," breathes nostalgia for old friends and favorite dishes. Barbour writes, for example, of the worldfamed dean of Cuban naturalists, Don Carlos de la Torre, who introduced him to the Cuban way of living and to the fine flavor of the local fresh-water prawns. Don Carlos, by the way, is so expert a conchologist that he can hold his hand behind his back, roll the tiny land snails in which the island abounds in his sensitive fingers, and name them correctly one by one, sight unseen. Barbour is never more lyrical than when he writes of food, especially sea food--mangrove oysters, moorish crabs, and fishes with tongue-twisting names. He applauds Cuban ingenuity in preparing cooling fruit drinks or refrescos, and adds slyly: "The occasional addition of a little good rum works no harm." With his final statement many globe-trotters will agree: "I add one CARNEGIE MAGAZINE more prayer that the day may come when rice becomes the refined delicacy with us that it is when cooked by our neighbors...." "Cubans at Home" is an interpretation of Cuban customs, grounded upon real understanding and affection. Houses with unpretentious exteriors and flowerfragrant patios, courtship and promenading, the restrained chiming of church bells in Havana and the unrestraint of profanity with an Arab lineage, religion and chaperonage, horses and funerals, education and sports--all these are recalled or appraised. The succeeding eight chapters, which comprise the bulk of the book, will be, I confess, of greater interest to biologists than to the general reader, as they treat of reptiles and amphibians, the great tropical garden at Soledad, birds and bats, cave exploration, mammals of the past and rare survivals of today. "T.B...".
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Zoology Reprints and Separata, Etc Volume 122. Books Group
Author: Books Group
Number of Pages: 154 pages
Published Date: 01 Mar 2012
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
Publication Country: Miami Fl, United States
Language: English
Format: PDF
ISBN: 9781130067699
Download Link: Zoology Reprints and Separata, Etc Volume 122
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: ... and First Tastes," breathes nostalgia for old friends and favorite dishes. Barbour writes, for example, of the worldfamed dean of Cuban naturalists, Don Carlos de la Torre, who introduced him to the Cuban way of living and to the fine flavor of the local fresh-water prawns. Don Carlos, by the way, is so expert a conchologist that he can hold his hand behind his back, roll the tiny land snails in which the island abounds in his sensitive fingers, and name them correctly one by one, sight unseen. Barbour is never more lyrical than when he writes of food, especially sea food--mangrove oysters, moorish crabs, and fishes with tongue-twisting names. He applauds Cuban ingenuity in preparing cooling fruit drinks or refrescos, and adds slyly: "The occasional addition of a little good rum works no harm." With his final statement many globe-trotters will agree: "I add one CARNEGIE MAGAZINE more prayer that the day may come when rice becomes the refined delicacy with us that it is when cooked by our neighbors...." "Cubans at Home" is an interpretation of Cuban customs, grounded upon real understanding and affection. Houses with unpretentious exteriors and flowerfragrant patios, courtship and promenading, the restrained chiming of church bells in Havana and the unrestraint of profanity with an Arab lineage, religion and chaperonage, horses and funerals, education and sports--all these are recalled or appraised. The succeeding eight chapters, which comprise the bulk of the book, will be, I confess, of greater interest to biologists than to the general reader, as they treat of reptiles and amphibians, the great tropical garden at Soledad, birds and bats, cave exploration, mammals of the past and rare survivals of today. "T.B...".
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