WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 please come to a BOOK LAUNCH & TALK with JANE FRANKLIN 7-9 pm Center for Cuban Studies 231 West 29th Street, 4th floor NYC 10001 (RSVP 212.242.0559 by Wednesday, April 20) More info: http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=36ce609ae68971b4f060ad9c7&id=29ff84734f&... Jane Franklin chronicles Cuba-U.S. relations from the time both countries were colonies, through each country's revolution, to the present. Since its first edition in 1992, Cuba and the United Stateshas been an essential resource for all those seeking to understand Cuba-U.S. relations. A new chapter of this expanded edition, Cuba and the U.S. Empire, brings us deep into the rapidly changing relations of the 21st century. For the growing throng of travelers to Cuba, this is an invaluable guide as they explore the island. The book is also a great read, with a cast of thousands and enough plots for hundreds of mystery novels. The chronological narrative weaves a complex tapestry in which the reader can make endless, startling discoveries about the past, present, and possibly the future. Offering a range of primary and secondary sources, this is an outstanding scholarly work. Cuba and the U.S. Empire brings new meaning to Simón Bolívar's warning in 1829, that the United States "appears destined by Providence to plague America with miseries in the name of Freedom."