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Title: Pioneering in Cuba
A Narrative of the Settlement of La Gloria, the First
American Colony in Cuba, and the Early Experiences of the
Pioneers

Author: James Meade Adams

Release Date: September 3, 2010 [EBook #33617]

Language: English

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Pioneering
... in Cuba

By

JAMES M. ADAMS

[Illustration]

[Illustration: JAMES M. ADAMS.]

PIONEERING IN CUBA

_A NARRATIVE OF THE SETTLEMENT OF LA GLORIA, THE FIRST AMERICAN COLONY
IN CUBA, AND THE EARLY EXPERIENCES OF THE PIONEERS_

BY

JAMES M. ADAMS

ONE OF THE ORIGINAL COLONISTS

_Illustrated_

CONCORD, N. H.:

The Rumford Press

1901

Copyright, 1901, by

JAMES M. ADAMS

TO

MY FELLOW COLONISTS

WHOSE COURAGE, CHEERFULNESS, AND KINDLY SPIRIT WON MY ADMIRATION AND
AFFECTION

THIS BOOK IS

RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED

PREFACE.

My excuse for writing and publishing this book is a threefold one. For
some time I have strongly felt that the true story of the La Gloria
colony should be told, without bias and with an accurate, first-hand
knowledge of all the facts. My close relations with the colony and the
colonists, and an actual personal residence in La Gloria for nearly half
a year, have made me entirely familiar with the conditions there, and I
have endeavored to present them to the reader clearly, correctly, and
honestly. Secondly, I have been imbued with the belief that many of the
daily happenings in the colony, particularly those of the earlier
months, are of sufficient general interest to justify their narration;
and if I am wrong in this, I am quite sure that these incidents,
anecdotes, and recollections will find an attentive audience among the
colonists and their friends. It is one of the author's chief regrets
that the size and scope of this book does not admit of the mention by
name of all of the colonists who were prominent and active in the life
of the colony. Th