The Yankee Comandante
The Untold Story of Courage, Passion, and One American's Fight to Liberate Cuba
by Michael Sallah; Mitch Weiss
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Pub Date Jan 06 2015 | Archive Date Jan 09 2015
Rowman & Littlefield | Lyons Press
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Advance Praise
A
nonfiction account of an unlikely American hero in revolutionary Cuba
that succeeds as both a thriller and a love story. While working at the
Toledo Blade, Miami Herald reporter Sallah and AP reporter Weiss. . .
.met a remarkable woman living in Toledo, a Cuban émigré and former
political prisoner whose story inspired another newspaper series and
this book. When she was Olga Maria Rodriguez, she had fallen in love
with and married a man who initially didn't even speak her language, an
American named William Morgan who had found purpose in his difficult,
directionless life by joining the revolutionary forces in Cuba to
overthrow Fulgencio Batista. His experience in the U.S. Army had ended
with him going AWOL, but his superior military skills helped him
overcome the distrust of his Cuban comrades and earn the admiration of
the country's citizenry, who were "hailing him as a hero of a revolution
that was about the change the course of history." Yet there was tension
in the revolutionary forces between Morgan's Second Front and Fidel
Castro's 26th of July Movement, as the former remained committed to
liberating the country and holding elections while the latter was
consolidating power and turning the new government into a communist
dictatorship. Even greater complications ensued as Morgan was recruited
for a plot to assassinate Castro, turned double agent by revealing the
plot to the targeted dictator while continuing to play along, and
ultimately found himself stripped of his American citizenship and
imprisoned by the Cuban government. His widow's memories help humanize a
complicated and conflicted man whose story sheds fresh light on the
pivotal period in U.S.-Cuban relations. Beyond the political
implications and entanglements, the story engrosses with its fast-paced,
plainspoken narrative.
— Kirkus Review
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| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780762792870 |
| PRICE | $26.95 (USD) |
