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For Cuba--for freedom! : an M-26-7 leader aiding the Castro revolution from America, 1955-1961 / Raul Andres Villamia ; with Rhonda J. Villamia and Paul J. Guzzo ; foreword by Emiliano "E. J." Salcines.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Villamia, Raul Andres, 1925-2020, author.
- Villamia, Rhonda J., 1954- author.
- Guzzo, Paul, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Villamia, Raul Andres, 1925-2020.
- Villamia, Raul Andres.
- Revolutionaries--Cuba--Biography.
- Revolutionaries.
- Cuban Americans--Florida--Tampa--Biography.
- Cuban Americans.
- Political activists--Florida--Tampa--Biography.
- Political activists.
- Cuba--History--Revolution, 1959--Personal narratives.
- Cuba.
- Movimiento Revolucionario 26 de Julio.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 304 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2024]
- Contents:
- Foreword / by Emiliano E.J. Salcines
- I once supported Fidel Castro Ruz
- Baseball and bloodshed in Cuba
- Ybor City
- My revolutionary brother Mario
- Revolutions in Tampa
- Castro comes to Tampa
- Dark forces
- Meet Tampa's M267
- The media's role in the revolution
- The radicals
- New leadership
- Mario's missions
- A revolutionary hero leads us
- Gun smuggling from Tampa
- Victory
- Fallout
- My return to a free Cuba
- Signs of trouble
- Visiting Santo Trafficante Jr.
- New and old enemies
- A dead revolutionary in Tampa
- Who freed the Gangster?
- Creating José Martí Park
- Battling the consul
- The end of Tampa's M267
- The end to my revolutionary days
- Saying goodbye to Cuban cigars
- The Cuban Missile Crisis
- The assassination of JFK
- My brother comes home
- Viva Cuba libre.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781476649184 (electronic bk.)
- 1476649189 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 99995321696
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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