<p>In 'A Trip to Cuba,' Julia Ward Howe provides readers with an incisive and pictorial view of the Caribbean island as it was in the mid-19th century. Through her keen observations, Howe transports her audience to Cuba with a narrative that is at once vibrant and reflective, employing a prose that is as lush as the landscapes she describes. This work, often seen as an important contribution to travel literature of the period, offers not only a g...