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Fidel Castro

el l?der maximo : a life in pictures
2007
A comprehensive photographic history of Cuba's Fidel Castro that documents his childhood, revolutionary politics, and nearly fifty years in power in Cuba.

Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution

2006
Examines the history of Cuba under the rule of Fidel Castro and the life of the dictator, discussing his education, rise to power, political beliefs, and foreign relations.

Che Guevara

in search of revolution
2006
A biography of revolutionary fighter Che Guevara, discussing his childhood in Argentina, his devotion to communism, his alliance with Cuba's Fidel Castro, the beliefs that inspired him to become a guerrilla leader, and his death at the hands of Bolivian soldiers.

Remembering Che

my life with Che Guevara
2012
Reveals the life of Che Guevara through the eyes of his widow, including the start of their romance and her reaction to his assassination in Bolivia.

Castro's daughter

an exile's memoir of Cuba
1998
A memoir in which Alina Fern?ndez, illegitimate daughter of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, discusses her early relationship with her father, her disillusionment with his regime, and her decision to seek refuge in the United States.

Guevara

2007
Chronicles the life of social activist Che Guevara, focusing on his involvement in the Cuban Revolution and his efforts to bring social change to South America.

After Fidel

the inside story of Castro's regime and Cuba's next leader
2005
Provides an analysis of Fidel Castro and his relationship with his younger brother Raul, discussing Raul's role in Cuban government, and speculating on what type of leader he will be if and when he takes over for Fidel, and how U.S.-Cuban relations might be affected.

Fidel Castro

a biography
2004
Examines the life and career of Cuban ruler Fidel Castro, discussing his childhood, education, family, and rise to political power, and including information about the history of Cuba under his leadership.

Cuba

2001
Reprints twenty-four articles, book excerpts, speeches, and studies that examine issues related to life in modern-day Cuba, providing an overview of the state of the revolution, and discussing the development of the economy through the 1990s, U.S.-Cuba relations, and Cuban intellectual, cultural, and social life.

Fidel's Cuba

a revolution in pictures
1998
History of the Cuban Revolution in pictures from Castro's fund-raising trip to New York in 1955 to the 1990s.

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