03459cam a2200529 a 4500 14563750 BJBSDDR 20260803104247.0 a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta 060922s2007 ncuabf rb 000 0deng 2006031640 9781565124585 (hardcover) 1565124588 (hardcover) 14563750 (OCoLC)71800636 DLC DLC BAKER BTCTA JED C#P YDXCP DLC eng eng nwcu--- n-us--- 107 F 1788.22 S554a 2007 972.9106/4 Shetterly, Aran, 1970- 48295 The Americano : fighting with Castro for Cuba's freedom / Aran Shetterly. 1st ed. Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2007. xviii, 300 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 23 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages [295]-300). pt. I. Rebellion Limbo Rebel Menoyo Education First Blood Lifeline Free Territory Diplomacy Toledo Olga Che Endgame pt. II. Revolution Victory Chaos Bagman Trujillo Expansion Miami Trick Celebration pt. III. Revelation Interview Frogs La Coubre Choice Conspiracy Prison Trial Execution At age twenty-nine, William Morgan left Toledo, Ohio, and traveled to Cuba to fight alongside Fidel Castro and Che Guevara in the revolution that would expel the corrupt president Batista from the Cuban government. At first, the Cubans were distrustful of el Americano, but Morgan's dedication and passion, his military skill and charisma, led him to become a chief comandante of the Revolution, the only foreigner to hold such a rank with the exception of Che. After working at first for Castro, and then perhaps against him when it became clear that Castro had no intention of setting up a democracy, Morgan was executed by firing squad at the dictator's hands. To this day, Morgan is considered a traitor by some Cubans, a hero by others. By interviewing Morgan's friends and family and former Cuban Rebels, and examining FBI documents, what Aran Shetterly found were stories from an era when democracy could have flourished in Cuba and the true tale of how a young man who never fit in finally found his place in the world by fighting another country's war.-Dust jacket. Morgan, William, 1928-1961. Morgan, William, 1928-1961 49927 Revolutionaries Cuba History 20th century. Revolucionarios Cuba Historia Siglo XX 227 Revolutionaries United States History 20th century. Cuba History Revolution, 1959 Participation, American. Cuba Historia Revolución, 1959 13007 Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip071/2006031640.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0704/2006031640-d.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK llh 127005 127005 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2026-05-05 0 107 F 1788.22 S554a 2007 00000200074 2026-05-05 18:03:00 1 2026-05-05 BK