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Joseph J. Dimock’s descriptions of Cuba in his travel diary provide a remarkable firsthand view of a fascinating period in the island’s history. In the mid-nineteenth century, the United States was pursuing manifest destiny. The war with Mexico had resulted in a vast increase of national territory,
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