From Mango Cuba to Prickly Pear America: An American's Journey to Castro's Cuba and Back

In March 2014, award-winning journalist Melinda Voss headed to the Miami airport to travel to Cuba, a country that had fascinated her since she was a girl growing up amid animated dinner conversations about the Cuban revolution, Castro's leadership, and the missile crisis. After her plane landed, she disembarked with thirty-one other Americans and prepared to explore Cuba's complexity, its leaders, people, culture, and relationship with America.

Offering a thoughtful glimpse of Cuban life, ...