Operation Pedro Pan and the Exodus of Cuba's Children / Deborah Shnookal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shnookal, Deborah, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refugee children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 313 pages) : illustrations (black and white)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2020.

Summary:

This in-depth examination of one of the most controversial episodes in U.S.-Cuba relations sheds new light on the program that airlifted 14,000 unaccompanied children to the United States in the wake of the Cuban Revolution.Operation Pedro Pan is often remembered within the U.S.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Contents

List of Figures

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

1. A Revolutionary Hurricane Sweeps Cuba

2. Alfabeticemos! Let's Teach Literacy! Learning the "Why" of the Revolution

3. The Patria Potestad Hoax

4. Operation Pedro Pan and the Children Who Could Fly

5. The Dark Side of Neverland

6. The Pedro Pan Paradox

Conclusion: Ambassadors, Soldiers, or Spies?

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-68340-182-4

OCLC:

1134459135