Fidel Castro: An Unauthorized Biography
Discover both the public and personal life of Fidel Castro, including his education, upbringing, and marriage as well as the beginning of his dissent, his time in prison, and alleged assassination attempts against his life--everything that led to the man history knows today.
Discover both the public and personal life of Fidel Castro, including his education, upbringing, and marriage as well as the beginning of his dissent, his time in prison, and alleged assassination attempts against his life--everything that led to the man history knows today.
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