Tampa Cigar Workers: A Pictorial History

From the founding of Ybor City in 1886 to the dispersal of Tampa’s Latin population in the years following World War II, Tampa’s Cigar Workers documents the history of the Cuban, Spanish, and Italian immigrants who created the cigar industry in Tampa and the extraordinary multi—ethnic community that flourished around it. More than 200 photos capture this community’s personalities and way of life while commentary drawn from news...