From the founding of Ybor City in 1886, to the dispersal of Tampa's Latin population in the years following World War II, this book documents the history of the Cuban, Spanish and Italian immigrants who created the cigar industry in Tampa and the multi-ethnic community which flourished around it.
The rich photographic record around which this book is organized documents the lives of immigrant cigar workers, not only in the workplace but in their vibrant neighborhoods in Ybor City and West Tampa. 219 photos.
