One day in December : Celia Sánchez and the Cuban Revolution
Nancy Stout (Author)
"Celia Sánchez is the missing actor of the Cuban Revolution. Although not as well known in the English-speaking world as Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, Sánchez played a pivotal role in launching the revolution and administering the revolutionary state. She joined the clandestine 26th of July Movement and went on to choose the landing site of the Granma and fight with the rebels in the Sierra Maestra. She collected the documents that would form the official archives of the revolution, and, after its victory, launched numerous projects that enriched the lives of many Cubans, from parks to literacy programs to helping develop the Cohiba cigar brand. All the while, she maintained a close relationship with Fidel Castro that lasted until her death in 1980. The product of ten years of original research, this biography draws on interviews with Sánchez's friends, family, and comrades in the rebel army, along with countless letters and documents. Biographer Nancy Stout was initially barred from the official archives, but, in a remarkable twist, was granted access by Fidel Castro himself, impressed as he was with Stout's project and aware that Sánchez deserved a worthy biography. This is the extraordinary story of an extraordinary woman who exemplified the very best values of the Cuban Revolution: selfless dedication to the people, courage in the face of grave danger, and the desire to transform society"--Publisher's description
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9781583673195, 9781479882595, 1583673199, 1479882593
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Pilón
December 1955, A Tap on the Shoulder
January 6, 1956, Planning the Landing
January 1956, Frank País
February
June 1956, A Change of Strategy
June and October 1956, Final Plans
October and November 1956, The Last Five Days of November
December 2, 1956, The Arrival of the Granma
December 3
5, 1956, Felipe Guerra Matos
December 5
16, 1956, The Farmers' Militia
December 18, 1956, How Many Guns?
January 1957, The Dove and the Zebra
January 7
February 15, 1957, The Traitor
February 16 and 17, 1957, The Meeting in the Mountains
February
March 1956, The Marabuzal
Manzanillo
March, April, and May 1957, Clandestinos
May 28, 1957, Battle of Uvero
July 2, 1957, Thanks to Moran
July 12, 1957, The Manifesto
July 31, 1957, The End of an Era
August 1957, After Frank
September 5, 1957, The Maps
September 1957, Chaos
Sierra Maestra
October 17, 1957, Celia Leaves the Underground
January
June 1958, Planning War
June
July 1958, The War
The House that Celia Built
August 1958, Mariana Grajales
September 1958, Lydia and Clodomira
November 1958, The Triumph
Havana
January 1959, Arrival in Havana
See the Revolution
The Urban Comandancia and the Zapata Swamp Resort
Turning Havana into Pilón
1960
1961, the United Nations
1961
1963, the Bay of Pigs Invasion
1964, the Archives
The Florida Story
Havana 1965
1970, the Household and the Coppelia Ice Cream Parlor
The 1970s, the Kids, Lenin Park
Life at Once
September
December 1979, Two World Meetings and a Wedding
January 11, 1980, the Country Is in Mourning
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