Fidel Castro: Cuban President & Revolutionary: Cuban President & RevolutionaryThis title examines the remarkable life of Fidel Castro. Readers will learn about his family background, childhood, education, and political pursuits. Color photos, detailed maps, and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-read, compelling text. Features include a timeline, facts, additional resources, web sites, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index. Essential Lives is a series in Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company. Grades 6-9. |
Contents
A Powerful Promise | 6 |
Young Fidel | 14 |
Intent on Change | 22 |
Prisoner Exile Leader | 32 |
Viva Fidel | 41 |
Maximum Leader | 52 |
Struggling to Survive | 64 |
The End of a Superpower | 76 |
Timeline | 96 |
Essential Facts | 100 |
102 | |
Glossary | 104 |
Source Notes | 106 |
110 | |
About the Author | 112 |
Cuba inthe Twentyfirst Century | 86 |
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Fidel Castro: Cuban President & Revolutionary: Cuban President & Revolutionary Katie Marsico No preview available - 2009 |
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