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				Cuba Classics A Celebration of Vintage American Automobiles

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	F oreword by Robert Holmes "Cuba is exotic, mysterious, vibrant and forbidden. The isle is a time capsule of a previous era and nowhere is this more evident than in regard to its classic cars. Cuba Classics is primarily about vintage automobiles, but it is equally about Cuba in a broader context, and no one knows the island better than Christopher P. Baker. His numerous books on Cuba capture the soul of Cuba with an insight that can only be gained from an intimate knowledge of, and affection for, this idiosyncratic country. Now Baker has done a remarkable job in visually capturing the elusive sense of place that is the goal of every travel photographer and yet which very few ever achieve. A Model A Ford crossing an empty landscape or a Buick Roadmaster driving through evening sea-spray along Havana's Malecón say as much about Cuba as of the cars. Baker has not ignored the people. Sensitive portraits of Cubans going about their daily lives add significant depth to the images. From musicians and showgirls to school kids and mechanics, this is the real Cuba photographed with a directness that has a refreshing lack of artifice. Baker has masterfully captured the colors of the country - a mauve Chevrolet parked against an ochre and green painted wall in Trinidad, a purple sweatered arm resting on a bright yellow car door, the gleaming blue and polished chrome of a 1951 Chevrolet Styline Deluxe Bel-Air peeping out from behind Moorish-inspired, blue tiling. It's enough to make anyone salivate. Whether your interest is old cars, Cuba, or good photography, this exquisite coffee-table book will not disappoint. A better book on Cuba would be hard to find. For a writer of Baker's ability to demonstrate equal talent as a photographer is an enviable accom- plishment. Cuba Classics will become a classic in its own right." Robert Holmes British photographer Robert Holmes launched his distinguished career covering the 1975 British Everest Expedition for the London Daily Mail . He has since traveled the world for major magazines, including National Geographic, Islands, Travel Holiday, Geo, Life and Travel & Leisure . Widely recognized as one of the world's foremost travel photographers, he was the first person to twice receive the Photographer of the Year Award from the Society of American Travel Writers.

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