The Castro, Fidel 1926-2016 creator Bardach, Ann Louise 1950- Conte Aguero, Luis 1924- Conte, Efraim traductor text nyu New York Nation Books 2007 monographic eng

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xv, 184 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm "Never before published in English, The Prison Letters of Fidel Castro reveal a man of spectacular ambition and steely determination. A man who never wavered in his confidence that he would one day rule Cuba; who ruthlessly transformed an island famous for sugar, rum, and sin into a player on the world's stage. For those who are baffled by the passion and tenacity of the forty-seven year long battle waged by Fidel Castro against his superpower neighbor, many of the answers lay In these letters." "This is an historic English-Spanish edition of Fidel Castro's letters from the Isle of Pines prison, where he served two years following his attack on a military garrison in Santiago de Cuba in 1953. These revelatory letters - edited by Luis Conte Agilero, the recipient of many of them - are regarded as the most important key to understanding Fidel Castro and his role in the Cuban Revolution." "Even as he confronted his own mortality, Castro sought to control Cuba from the grave - designating his brother, Raul, to succeed him. It is unlikely that history will absolve him, but such was the force of his resolve and personality that his impact on Cuba and the hemisphere will be felt for decades to come."--Jacket. Fidel Castro; introduction by Ann Louise Bardach ; edited by Ann Louise Bardach and Luis Conte Agüero ; epilogue by Luis Conte Agüero ; translated by Efraim Conte [and others]. Título paralelo en p. [83]: Cartas del presidio de Fidel Castro. Publicado originalmente en La Habana, 1959, como Cartas del Presidio. "Texto completo en inglés y español" - Portada. Inglés (p. [vii]-82) -- Español (p. [87]-184. En ingles y español. Castro, Fidel 1926- Correspondence Castro, Fidel 1926-2016 Correspondencia Castro, Fidel 1926- Political and social views Castro, Fidel 1926-2016 Pensamiento político Presidio Modelo (Nueva Gerona, Cuba) Asalto al cuartel Moncada, 1953 Cuba History Moncada Barracks Attack, 1953 Cuba Historia Revolución, 1953 107 F 1788.22 C355p 2007 972.91 9781560259831 1560259833 GEBAY 070518 20230410103941.0 spa