1959-1990

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1959-1990

Fidel Castro

2005
Profiles Cuban dictator Fidel Castro through interviews with relatives, loyalists, and enemies in Cuba and abroad.

Self portrait, Che Guevara

2004
Presents a collection of black-and-white illustrated photographs depicting the life and memoirs of legendary revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara.

Fidel Castro

2000
A biography of twentieth-century Cuban leader Fidel Castro that covers his life and political career through January 1999.

Fidel Castro

Cuban president & revolutionary
2009
Chronicles the life and influence of Cuban President Fidel Castro. Includes full-color and black-and-white photographs, a timeline, a glossary, and further reading sources.

The Cuban revolution

2012
Examines the history, causes, major players, and current impact of the Cuban Revolution.

Leaving Glorytown

one boy's struggle under Castro
2009
The author reflects on his childhood growing up in 1960s Cuba, discussing how his family was treated for applying for an exit visa to the United States, his fears of being drafted into the Army, the conditions of his poor neighborhood, and more.

Castro and the Cuban Revolution

1999
A guide to the Cuban revolution that analyzes Fidel Castro's efforts to overthrow dictator Fulgencio Batista, discusses the Cuban revolt, its causes, and consequences, and examines Castro's efforts to pursue an independent foreign policy.

The Cuban missile crisis

1997
Examines the events preceding, during, and after the confrontation between the United States and Cuba over the presence of Soviet missiles there.

Castro's Cuba

2004
Eyewitness accounts help describe the political, social, economic, and cultural atmosphere of Cuba under the rule of Fidel Castro.

Che Guevara

the making of a revolutionary
2009
A biography of Argentine revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara that discusses his childhood, education, travels, impact on the Cuban revolution, accomplishments and struggles, and other related topics; and includes photographs, a timeline, and an interview with Tom Hayden.

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