Excerpt from Cuba and Her People of to-Day: An Account of the History and Progress of the Island Previous to Its Independence; A Description of Its Physical Features; A Study of Its People; And, in Particular, an Examination of Its Present Political Conditions, Its Industries, Natural Resources, An SO many volumes have been devoted to ac counts Of the history and descriptions Of the physical features Of Cuba, that an adequate excuse could hardly be found for an addition to them. On the other hand, the more impor tant considerations Of the Island's natural re sources, industrial development and present condition of its people, have had but scanty attention at the hands Of writers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.