1959-1990

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1959-1990

Leaving Glorytown

one boy's struggle under Castro
2009
The author reflects on his childhood growing up in 1960s Cuba, discussing how his family was treated for applying for an exit visa to the United States, his fears of being drafted into the Army, the conditions of his poor neighborhood, and more.

Castro's Cuba

2004
Eyewitness accounts help describe the political, social, economic, and cultural atmosphere of Cuba under the rule of Fidel Castro.

Che Guevara

the making of a revolutionary
2009
A biography of Argentine revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara that discusses his childhood, education, travels, impact on the Cuban revolution, accomplishments and struggles, and other related topics; and includes photographs, a timeline, and an interview with Tom Hayden.

Che Guevara

you win or you die
2013
A biography of Argentinean revolutionary leader, Che Guevara, discussing how he became a rebel leader and created an anti-capitalist movement, came to help overthrow the Cuban dictatorship in 1959, and his assassination by the Bolivian army and the world's reaction.

Ultimate sacrifice

John and Robert Kennedy, the plan for a coup in Cuba, and the murder of JFK
2005
Draws on interviews, unpublished papers, and historical documents to reveal the role a previously unknown plan for a coup in Cuba played in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Che Guevara and the Cuban Revolution

writings and speeches of Ernesto Che Guevara
1987

Blessed by thunder

memoir of a Cuban girlhood
1999
Flor Fernandez Barrios tells the story of her childhood in Cuba under Fidel Castro, discussing the changes the Revolution brought to her family and hometown, the ruin of her grandparents' farm, her time in a rural work camp, and her family's immigration to America.

Che Guevara

political activist and revolutionary
2011

"Che" Guevara

2004
Presents the biography of the life and political philosophy of Latin American revolutionary and guerilla fighter, Ernesto Guevara and describes his association with Cuba's Fidel Castro.

Covering Castro

rise and decline of Cuba's communist dictator
1994
Collects articles and excepts from books written by the author on Fidel Castro's arrival and the Communist takeover of Cuba in the 1950s, including profiles of Castro's brother, Raul, and Ernesto "Che" Guevara, and discussing the main reason that the invasion supported by the United States failed.

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