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Photo on this page is courtesy of Oficina de Asuntos Históricos, Havana. Photo on this page is from Andrew St. George Papers (MS 1912), Manuscripts & Archives, Yale University. Photo on this page is courtesy of Cuban revolution collection, 1955–1970 (inclusive), Manuscripts & Archives, Yale University. Photo on this page is from the collection of the author; photographer unknown.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Perrottet, Tony, author.
Title: Cuba libre! : Che, Fidel, and the improbable revolution that changed
world history / Tony Perrottet.
Description: New York, New York : Blue Rider Press, 2019.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018045143 | ISBN 9780735218161 (hardback) | ISBN 9780735218185 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Castro, Fidel, 1926–2016. | Guevara, Che, 1928–1967. |
Cuba—History—Revolution, 1959. | BISAC: HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century. | HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / Cuba. | HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
Classification: LCC F1788 .P474 2019 | DDC 972.9106/40922—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018045143