Fidel Castro: Cuban President & Revolutionary: Cuban President & Revolutionary

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ABDO Publishing Company, Jan 1, 2009 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 112 pages
This 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
Additional Resources
102
Glossary
104
Source Notes
106
Index
110
About the Author
112
Copyright

Cuba inthe Twentyfirst Century
86

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