Cartas Del PresidioPublicAffairs, 9 févr. 2007 - 184 pages 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. |
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... Isle of Pines . Modeled on the federal prison in Joliet , Illinois , the Isle of Pines facility is separated from the mainland by sixty - two miles of shark - swirling waters . Visitors were obliged to take a three- hour ferry ride or a ...
... Isle of Pines . Modeled on the federal prison in Joliet , Illinois , the Isle of Pines facility is separated from the mainland by sixty - two miles of shark - swirling waters . Visitors were obliged to take a three- hour ferry ride or a ...
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... spirit and greatness of soul . With the same brevity and sincerity that you displayed today , I close these lines with a strong embrace , your loyal and grateful friend , Fidel Castro VI . Isle of Pines , Saturday , July 17 V.
... spirit and greatness of soul . With the same brevity and sincerity that you displayed today , I close these lines with a strong embrace , your loyal and grateful friend , Fidel Castro VI . Isle of Pines , Saturday , July 17 V.
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... Isle of Pines ! In the telegram this morning I emphasized the matter of get- ting books ; don't think I am trying to pressure you ; it is not always easy for the one outside to understand the state of mind of the prisoner . The weeks ...
... Isle of Pines ! In the telegram this morning I emphasized the matter of get- ting books ; don't think I am trying to pressure you ; it is not always easy for the one outside to understand the state of mind of the prisoner . The weeks ...
Table des matières
March 18 1955 To René Guitart XIX March 1955 To Luis Conte Agüero | 13 |
Published | 16 |
Epilogue | 79 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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