{"product_id":"from-puerto-rico-to-new-manuel-cabranes-9781959262138","title":"From Puerto Rico To New York","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis memoir offers a fragmentary but vivid account of the early life and career of Manuel Cabranes, whom the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e described as \"the ranking Puerto Rican official in New York City for nearly two decades.\" Born in 1904 in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, Manuel Cabranes was among the first generation of Puerto Ricans educated under the U.S. flag.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e His recollections follow the path from a rural childhood in Puerto Rico, to studies at Fordham during the Great Depression while living and working at a settlement house in East Harlem, and onward to a pioneering career in social work and civic leadership in both Puerto Rico and New York. During his exceptional five decades in public service, Cabranes played a unique role as a bridge between island and mainland communities and bore witness to the emergence of modern Puerto Rican identity in the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Manuel Cabranes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1959262130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781959262138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Octoberworks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Manuel Cabranes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48454370427135,"sku":"9781959262138","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_918bd3d9-14b2-4fd5-b857-ced904d4d5b6.jpg?v=1777305796","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-puerto-rico-to-new-manuel-cabranes-9781959262138","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}