Recounts Bill Belleville's month-long journey around the island in the company of American and Cuban marine biologists and a Discovery Channel film crew. It was the first, and so far only, United States submersible research expedition in Cuban waters. Belleville paces his coverage of the expedition with absorbing stories about the history and culture of the island's peoples, from the indigenous Taino to its current inhabitants of African and European heritage.
BILL BELLEVILLE is an award-winning environmental journalist, filmmaker, and diver. His books include River of Lakes: A Journey on Florida's St. Johns River (Georgia); his articles have appeared in such publications as Sierra Magazine, Oxford American, Islands, and Salon. Belleville lives in Sanford, Florida.
"[A] riveting account of a six-week expedition."
– Vero Beach Journal
"Rank[s] with the best travel writing [...] Deep Cuba will appeal to a wide range of readers: armchair travelers, recreational divers, naturalists and anyone curious about Castro and the Caribbean's largest island."
– Orlando Sentinel