Haydée Santamaría, Cuban Revolutionary: She Led by Transgression

by Margaret Randall

Book Overview

Taking part in the Cuban Revolution's first armed action in 1953, enduring the torture and killings of her brother and fiancé, assuming a leadership role in the underground movement, and smuggling weapons into Cuba, Haydée Santamaría was the only woman to participate in every phase of the Revolution. Virtually unknown outside of Cuba, Santamaría was a trusted member of Fidel Castro's inner circle and friend of Che Guevara. Following the Revolution's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822359421
• ISBN13: 9780822359425
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"