Author, historian, and researcher, Wallace Reyes, Ph.D. presents for your consideration a 35 years of investigative work covering a series of events in his latest book, "Once Upon a Time - Rise and Fall of the Cigar Industry." It was in 1869 when Vicente Martinez Ybor, one of the most significant figures in the history of handmade cigars in Florida, established a cigar factory in Key West. He was Spaniard and fled Cuba, leaving behind his very successful operation after the colonial authorities discover his connections and support to the Cuban Revolution, under the advice of his accountant...
Author, historian, and researcher, Wallace Reyes, Ph.D. presents for your consideration a 35 years of investigative work covering a series of events i...