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Alive in their garden : the true story of the Mirabal sisters and their fight for freedom / Dedé Mirabal ; edited by Ana E. Martínez, and Heather Hennes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mirabal, Dedé, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mirabal, Patria, 1924-1960.
- Mirabal, Patria.
- Mirabal, Minerva, 1926-1960.
- Mirabal, Minerva.
- Mirabal, María Teresa, 1936-1960.
- Mirabal, María Teresa.
- Trujillo Molina, Rafael Leo´nidas, 1891-1961--Adversaries.
- Trujillo Molina, Rafael Leo´nidas.
- Women revolutionaries--Dominican Republic--Biography.
- Women revolutionaries.
- Assassination--Dominican Republic--History--20th century.
- Assassination.
- Political persecution--Dominican Republic--History--20th century.
- Political persecution.
- Dominican Republic--History--1930-1961.
- Dominican Republic.
- Dominican Republic--Biography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (342 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Gainesville, FL : University of Florida Press, [2025]
- Summary:
- In this memoir, Dedé Mirabal offers an intimate account of the lives andlegacy of her sisters Patria, Minerva, and María Teresa Mirabal,Dominican revolutionaries who were assassinated in 1960 by order ofdictator Rafael Trujillo. This is the first English translation ofDedé's story, introducing new readers to a tragedy and internationaloutcry that heralded the fall of the Trujillo dictatorship.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-68340-521-8
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