The Cigar Maker (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780615343402)

The Cigar City. The year is 1898. Young Cuban rebel Salvador Ortiz and his family have escaped the hardship of war-torn Cuba, but the union halls, cigar factories, and dark alleys of Tampa are filled with violence and vendetta. Salvador must defy constant labor strife and deadly corruption in a one-industry town known for backroom cockfights, street thugs, late-night abductions and mass production of the world's best hand-rolled stogies. An ideological battle for control of the cigar industry tests Salvador's self-respect and love of hard work as he fights to abandon his rambunctious, outlaw past and lead his proud Cuban family into a colorful immigrant society. His wish for a peaceful life as a husband, a father, and a man of dignity is threatened by a lawless underworld and a cultural conflict with a dangerous, bloody history.

Author: Mark McGinty
ISBN-10: 0615343406
ISBN-13: 9780615343402
Publisher: Seventh Avenue Productions
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2010
Pages: 464
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.49lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 1.03d
Award: Independent Publisher Book Awards - Bronze Medal Winner