1959-1990

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1959-1990

Fidel Castro

2005
Profiles Cuban dictator Fidel Castro through interviews with relatives, loyalists, and enemies in Cuba and abroad.

Self portrait, Che Guevara

2004
Presents a collection of black-and-white illustrated photographs depicting the life and memoirs of legendary revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara.

Fidel Castro

2000
A biography of twentieth-century Cuban leader Fidel Castro that covers his life and political career through January 1999.

Thirteen days

2001
President Kennedy and his staff work to avert war after nuclear weapons are discovered in Cuba.

Castro and the Cuban Revolution

1999
A guide to the Cuban revolution that analyzes Fidel Castro's efforts to overthrow dictator Fulgencio Batista, discusses the Cuban revolt, its causes, and consequences, and examines Castro's efforts to pursue an independent foreign policy.

The Cuban missile crisis

1997
Examines the events preceding, during, and after the confrontation between the United States and Cuba over the presence of Soviet missiles there.

The red umbrella

2010
In 1961 after Castro has come to power in Cuba, fourteen-year-old Lucia and her seven-year-old brother are sent to the United States when her parents, who are not in favor of the new regime, fear that the children will be taken away from them as others have been.

Fidel Castro

Cuban president & revolutionary
2009
Chronicles the life and influence of Cuban President Fidel Castro. Includes full-color and black-and-white photographs, a timeline, a glossary, and further reading sources.

The Cuban revolution

2012
Examines the history, causes, major players, and current impact of the Cuban Revolution.

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