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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.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Villamia, Raul Andres, 1925-2020, author.
Villamia, Rhonda J., 1954- author.
Guzzo, Paul, author.
Contributor:
Salcines, E. J. (Emiliano José), 1938- writer of foreword.
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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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