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The Americano
Fighting With Castro For Cuba's Freedom
by Aran Shetterly
ISBN: 1565124588
ISBN-13: 9781565124585
Format: Hardcover
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"Deftly weaving together a considerable amount of research to set the scene, [Shetterly] uses his findings to paint an intriguing and nuanced portrait of Morgan as well as the political tensions of the time."
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Workman Pub Co
Published date: 2007
Size: 6 x 8.75 inches
Weight: 1.2 pounds
Pages: 300
Publisher's Notes
A history of the Cuban Revolution focuses on the role of William Morgan, a young American who left Ohio to battle alongside Fidel Castrol and Che Guevara to expel the corrupt administration of Batista from Cuba, rising to the position of chief comandante of the revolution before becoming disillusioned and being executed by firing squad at the dictator's hands.
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Algonquin Books, 2007-07-12. Hardcover. New. GREAT Bargain Book Deal - some may have small remainder mark - Ships out by NEXT Business Day - 100% Satisfaction Guarantee! ( more information) Offered by BookCloseouts.com (Canada)
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Algonquin Books, 2007. Hardcover. Brand New. 8.80 x 6.00 x 1.20. Brand new. Never read or owned. May have a remainder mark. 19.2 oz. Deftly weaving together a considerable amount of research to set the scene, [Shetterly] uses his findings to paint an intriguing and nuanced portrait of Morgan as well as the political tensions of the time. -- Â (06/11/2007). . ( more information) Offered by Books and More by the Rowe (United States)
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The Americano: Fighting for Freedom in Castro's Cuba
Shetterly, Aran
Chapell Hill, NC: Algonquin Books, 2007 Clean tightly bound unmarked advanced reader copy. 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.. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Bookpeoples BookShop (United States)
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