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James Meade Adams
1862–1928
Known for a vivid firsthand account of the American colony at La Gloria, Cuba, this New Hampshire writer turned lived experience into a detailed historical narrative. His work captures both the optimism and the uncertainty of a very specific moment in the early 1900s.
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About the author
Born in Nashua, New Hampshire, on June 26, 1862, James Meade Adams was an American author and writer. Archival material at the University of Florida describes him as a major backer of La Gloria, Cuba, an American colony founded in 1900, and notes that he made his living as a writer.
Adams is best known for Pioneering in Cuba, published in 1901. The book records the settlement of La Gloria and the early experiences of its pioneers, drawing on his own notes and letters from his time in Cuba.
He died on February 4, 1928, in Sorrento, Florida. While not a widely profiled literary figure today, his writing remains a useful firsthand window into American settlement ambitions in Cuba at the turn of the twentieth century.