a death foretold in Miami, Havana, and Washington Bardach, Ann Louise 1950- creator text bibliography biography nyu New York Scribner 2009 monographic eng

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xxii, 328 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. An eye-opening account of the last chapter in the life of Fidel Castro: his near death, his enemies and their fifty-year failed battle to eliminate him, and the carefully planned succession and early reign of his brother Raul. The long dying -- The pursuit of immorality -- The family -- The island and the empire -- Writing for history -- The Fidel obsession -- The pediatrician and the exterminator -- Murder in the sky -- Miami Vice -- Requiem for a would-be assassin -- Raâul's reign -- El Relevo : the relief pitcher -- All the king's men -- Calle Ocho at Foggy Bottom -- The graveyard shift -- Spooks, plotters, politicians & the law. Ann Louise Bardach. Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-314) and index. n-us--- nwcu--- Castro, Fidel 1926-2016 Heads of state Cuba Biography Presidentes Cuba Biografías United States Foreign relations Cuba Cuba Foreign relations United States Cuba Politics and government 1959-1990 Cuba Politics and government 1990- Cuba History 1959-1990 Cuba History 1990- Cuba Relaciones exteriores Estados Unidos Estados Unidos Relaciones exteriores Cuba Cuba Política y gobierno 1959-1990 Cuba Política y gobierno 1990- Cuba Historia 1959-1990 Cuba Historia 1990- 107 F 1788.22 C355Bar 2009 972.91064092 9781416551508 (hbk.) 1416551506 (hbk.) UKM 100105 20230404130035.0 spa