Early in Ann Louise Bardach's Cuban voyage she came across Cartas de Presidio or The Prison Letters of Fidel Castro. Edited by Luis Conte Aguero; who was the recipient of most of these letters; they are cited in every important work from Hugh Thomas' opus Cuba to Tad Szulc's Fidel biography; and everything in between and since. These twenty-one letters (nine to Conte Aguero; six to his late sister and close collaborator; Lidia; one to his wife Mirta; one to his comrade in combat; Melba Hernandez letters; one to the great scholar Jorge Manach) are regarded as the single most valuable and revelatory document regarding Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution. Never before published in English; these letters were written when Castro was imprisoned for his failed attack on the Moncada from 1953 to 1955 and reveal a man of spectacular ambition and steely determination. A man; who despite being incarcerated to serve a lengthy prison term; never wavers in his confidence that he will one day rule Cuba.
#881973 in Books Webb Garrison 1999-09-29 1999-09-29Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.02 x .75 x 5.98l; .88 #File Name: 1558537910288 pagesAmazing Women of the Civil War Fascinating True Stories of Women Who Made a Difference
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