Book reviews: Across the Florida Strait

Summary

This review evaluates the bilingual Atlas de Cuba, prepared by Gerado Canet and Erwin Raisz. Using maps, diagrams, and pictographs, the atlas vividly portrays Cuba's geographic and social settings and aims to show how Cuban life transforms its environment, creating new problems and adjustments. The reviewer praises its cartographic skill and readability, noting that readers gain a genuine familiarity with Cuba and its economy. However, he points out the lack of basic data such as provincial areas, elevations, and hydrography, and suggests that dramatization sometimes outweighs raw facts. Overall, the review concludes that the authors achieved their goal, making the atlas useful for tourists, businesspeople, and students.