One day in December : Celia Sánchez and the Cuban Revolution / Nancy Stout.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stout, Nancy, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sánchez Manduley, Celia, 1920-1980.

Sánchez Manduley, Celia.

Castro, Fidel, 1926-2016--Friends and associates.

Castro, Fidel.

Women revolutionaries--Cuba--Biography.

Women revolutionaries.

Revolutionaries--Cuba--Biography.

Revolutionaries.

Cuba--History--Revolution, 1959--Biography.

Cuba.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (473 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Monthly Review Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 litera

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Map; PART I: PILÓN; 1. December 1955, A Tap on the Shoulder; 2. January 6, 1956, Planning the Landing; 3. January 1956, Frank País; 4. February-June 1956, A Change of Strategy; 5. June and October 1956, Final Plans; 6. October and November 1956, The Last Five Days of November; 7. December 2, 1956, The Arrival of the Granma; 8. December 3-5, 1956, Felipe Guerra Matos; 9. December 5-16, 1956, The Farmers' Militia; 10. December 18, 1956, How Many Guns?; 11. January 1957, The Dove and the Zebra; 12. January 7-February 15, 1957, The Traitor

13. February 16 and 17, 1957, The Meeting in the Mountains14. February-March 1956, The Marabuzal; PART II: MANZANILLO; 15. March, April, and May 1957, Clandestinos; 16. May 28, 1957, Battle of Uvero; 17. July 2, 1957, Thanks to Moran; 18. July 12, 1957, The Manifesto; 19. July 31, 1957, The End of an Era; 20. August 1957, After Frank; 21. September 5, 1957, The Maps; 22. September 1957, Chaos; PART III: SIERRAMAESTRA; 23. October 17, 1957, Celia Leaves the Underground; 24. January-June 1958, Planning War; 25. June-July 1958, The War; 26. The House that Celia Built

27. August 1958, Mariana Grajales28. September 1958, Lydia and Clodomira; 29. November 1958, The Triumph; PART IV: HAVANA; 30. January 1959, Arrival in Havana; 31. See the Revolution; 32. The Urban Comandancia and the Zapata Swamp Resort; 33. Turning Havana into Pilón; 34. 1960-1961, the United Nations; 35. 1961-1963, the Bay of Pigs Invasion; 36. 1964, the Archives; 37. The Florida Story; 38. Havana 1965-1970, the Household and the Coppelia Ice Cream Parlor; 39. The 1970s, the Kids, Lenin Park; 40. Life at Once; 41. September-December 1979, Two World Meetings and a Wedding

42. January 11, 1980, the Country Is in MourningAcknowledgments; Writings about Celia Sánchez Manduley; Select Bibliography/Further Reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4798-8259-3

1-58367-319-9

OCLC:

830324493