Monday, April 19, 2010

Reading while rolling Cuba's famous cigars



Despite a slump in sales due to the recession, Cuba continues to be the world's largest producer of cigars. Could its success be due to cigar factory readers? BBC correspondent in Havana, Michael Voss, finds out. Continued

Image: A "Reader" in cigar factory, Tampa, Fla. He reads books and newspapers at top of his voice all day long. 1909, Lewis Hine/Library of Congress.

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