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The Americano : Fighting with Castro for Cuba's Freedom by Aran Shetterly
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- ISBN
- 9781565124585
- Book Title
- Americano : Fighting with Castro for Cuba's Freedom
- Item Length
- 8.8in
- Publisher
- Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.2in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- United States / 20th Century, Revolutionary, Political, Caribbean & West Indies / Cuba
- Item Width
- 5.7in
- Item Weight
- 19.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
ISBN-10
1565124588
ISBN-13
9781565124585
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57005033
Product Key Features
Book Title
Americano : Fighting with Castro for Cuba's Freedom
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Revolutionary, Political, Caribbean & West Indies / Cuba
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.8in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
5.7in
Item Weight
19.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
F1788.22.M67s54 2007
Reviews
" Filled with the suspense of a blockbuster war movie, offering new and insightful perspectiveinto the political climate of 1950s Cuba." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred review, "William Morgan was a figure straight out of Hemingway...Was [he] a double agent working for Castro? Was he a CIA man'...Another seamy mstery of the Cold War."--KIRKUS REVIEWS, " The Americano 's strength lies in explaining how the three anti-Batista forces constantly jockeyed for supremacy and influence . . . . Shetterly nicely weaves FBI, CIA and State Department files on Morgan into his narrative." -- Washington Post Book World, " William Morgan was a figure straight out of Hemingway... Was [he] a double agent working for Castro? Was he a CIA man'... Another seamy mstery of the Cold War."-- KIRKUS REVIEWS, "Why do I fight here in this land so foreign to my own...I am here because I believe that the most important thing for free men to do is to protect the freedom of others."*William Morgan, in a letter to Herbert Matthews at the New York Times., "Filled with the suspense of a blockbuster war movie, offering new and insightful perspectiveinto the political climate of 1950s Cuba." --PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred review, "The Americano's strength lies in explaining how the three anti-Batista forces constantly jockeyed for supremacy and influence . . . . Shetterly nicely weaves FBI, CIA and State Department files on Morgan into his narrative." --Washington Post Book World
Copyright Date
2007
Lccn
2006-031640
Dewey Decimal
972.9106/4
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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