Word: capuchino
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1937-1937
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Particularly he was told not to miss "the Popenoe place," called the Casa del Capuchino. This was a 300-year-old Spanish house, in ruins since the destruction of Antigua by earthquake in 1773, which had lately been restored by United Fruit Co.'s famed agronomist Dr. Wilson ("Pop") Popenoe and his wife. Guest of Dr. Popenoe for two weeks, Author Adamic decided the house warranted a book. A further incentive arose from his enthusiastic agreement with United Fruit Co.'s Managing Director Samuel Zemurray, who had said of the natives: "They've got something, those people...
Only in the final paragraphs does the reader discover that Author Adamic intended to be more than picturesque. Here he reveals his real purpose: The Casa del Capuchino, says he, represents the world as "really a Ruin, a Mess, a Wreck." Its restoration represents "what could be done with the Ruin." Interesting for its contrast with Author Adamic's earlier thoughts on the best way to clear "the Ruin" (as set forth in his first book, Dynamite, a historical survey of labor violence in the U. S.) this one will impress some readers as no less...
| 1 |