Boxing for Cuba: An Immigrant's Story of Despair, Endurance & Redemption

by Guillermo Vincente Vidal

Cultural Writing. Biography and Memoir. Latino/Latina Studies. The whims of politics are at the fore of Guillermo Vincente Vidal's memoir, in which young boys become men in the shadow of revolution... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0978945603
• ISBN13: 9780978945602
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Ghost Road Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Boxing for Cuba

Gillermo Vidal's book stirred long forgotten emotions that brought happiness to my heart looking back when I immigrated with my parents and two sisters from Havana in January of 1961. I think everyone that reads "Boxing for Cuba" would learn why so many immigrants succeed in tough times and enjoy to the fruits of the American Dream.

Boxing for Cuba

I know the author. Very large gaps in life story, but the main part was the Operation Pedro Pan. Very interesting

Courageous & Thought Provoking

What a brave man, Guillermo Vincente Vidal (a/k/a "Bill") is for putting his life into words for all the world to experience! Boxing for Cuba is one of those books that really makes you "feel". You can't help but feel Bill's joy, his pain, his sadness and loneliness, his excitement, his fear and above all, his love for his family and his heritage. Boxing for Cuba is one of those rare finds that once you start, you simply can't put it down and even after you've devoured the final page you're left longing for more.

A vividly braided memoir

Guillermo Vidal's richly detailed writing makes the heart ache as he recounts his family's immigration from Cuba to the United States. An intimate family portrait emerges from the struggle and conflicts this family endures and ultimately overcomes. A worthwhile and inspiring read.

Insightful and thought provoking

Wonderful insight into the life and struggles of a refugee child, his relationship to the parents who had to send him on alone to a new land, and his thoughts on both Cuba and the US. Very personal and open.