The fighting with Castro for Cuba's freedom Shetterly, Aran 1970- creator text bibliography biography ncu Chapel Hill, N.C Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2007 1st ed. monographic eng xviii, 300 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 23 cm. 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. 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 Aran Shetterly. Includes bibliographical references (pages [295]-300). nwcu--- n-us--- Morgan, William 1928-1961 Morgan, William 1928-1961 Revolutionaries Cuba History 20th century Revolucionarios Cuba Historia Siglo XX Revolutionaries United States History 20th century Cuba History Revolution, 1959 Participation, American Cuba Historia Revolución, 1959 107 F 1788.22 S554a 2007 972.9106/4 9781565124585 (hardcover) 1565124588 (hardcover) 2006031640 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip071/2006031640.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0704/2006031640-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip071/2006031640.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0704/2006031640-d.html DLC 060922 20260803104247.0 14563750 eng