Aldabonazo: Inside the Cuban Revolutionary Underground, 1952-58 : a Participant's AccountPathfinder, 2004 - 387 pages In this firsthand account by a historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, we meet men and women who led the urban underground in the fight against the brutal U.S.-backed tyranny in the 1950s. Together with their comrades-in-arms in the Rebel Army, they not only overthrew the dictatorship. Their revolutionary actions and example worldwide changed the history of the 20th century-and the century to come. "Biographical sketches of major political figures during the 1950s, as well as photographs, are important additions to the text…. Recommended."-Choice "Narrated by [someone] who not only participated in the founding of the revolutionary movement that came to power in 1959 but also … formed part of the leadership of that revolutionary movement…. [C]ontains more than one hundred pages of important documents, other first-person accounts, and photographs…. [P]rovides scholars of Cuba a wealth of information with which to stimulate further research … will also be of value for students and the general public interested in contemporary Latin America."-Hispanic American Historical Review "A historical display with vivid commentary to provide an insider's explanation."- CounterpoisePrefaces by Mary-Alice Waters, Eliades Acosta Matos, and Roberto Fernández Retamar, 28-page photo section, documents, maps, epilogue, chronological notes, glossary, index. |
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... Vilma and Asela de los Santos driving up in a car . When they reached where I was , Asela stuck her hand out the window , gave me the paper , and said to me : " Look , this mes- sage is yours . The thing is today . When you hear the ...
... Vilma and Asela de los Santos driving up in a car . When they reached where I was , Asela stuck her hand out the window , gave me the paper , and said to me : " Look , this mes- sage is yours . The thing is today . When you hear the ...
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... Vilma , Frank , and others were there . Before 7:00 a.m. we left for a house at Santa Lucía and San Félix Streets , where the operations were to be directed from . This house became general headquarters and seat of the general staff ...
... Vilma , Frank , and others were there . Before 7:00 a.m. we left for a house at Santa Lucía and San Félix Streets , where the operations were to be directed from . This house became general headquarters and seat of the general staff ...
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... Vilma , Haydée , and me . We went to Vilma's house , on San Jerónimo Street . Mariano Feijóo ( Papu- cho ) , a young man of fourteen or fifteen at the time , arrived there . He had been in jail at the police station when the assault ...
... Vilma , Haydée , and me . We went to Vilma's house , on San Jerónimo Street . Mariano Feijóo ( Papu- cho ) , a young man of fourteen or fifteen at the time , arrived there . He had been in jail at the police station when the assault ...
Table des matières
Armando Hart | 11 |
Preface to the Cuban edition | 30 |
Background | 43 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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