The Fertile Prison: Fidel Castro in Batista's Jails

By Mario Mencia

This is the story of the period in which Fidel Castro and his young compa eros, including two women, were imprisoned after the July 26, 1953, attack on the Moncada military garrison in Santiago de Cuba and how the Batista dictatorship was eventually forced to release them.

From solitary confinement, Fidel Castro wrote: "I don't think we are wasting our time in prison... For us this prison is an academy of struggle, and when the time comes, nothing will be able to stop us."

The author Mario Menc a has included in this book many previously unpublished photographs and documents, including Fidel Castro's letters from prison, as well as an extensive glossary and chronology that are invaluable for students of Cuban history.

"Mario Menc a's The Fertile Prison is the most comprehensive account of Castro's time in prison." --Peter Bourne, author of Castro.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1875284087
• ISBN13: 9781875284085
• Release Date: November 1992
• Publisher: Ocean Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

BarbarellaSJSU

This book is very interesting! It shows how the Americans supported Flugencio Batista and his government! It also shows how Castro was not trusted by the American Businesses because they didn't feel he wouldn't be good to their profit scheming ways! This is a good book for anyone who is wanting to learn more about Fidel Castro and learn the truth about Flugencio Batista