Fidel Castro reader / edited by David Deutschmann and Deborah Shnookal.

Glossy black and white photos show Castro with other revolutionaries and other fellow Cubans.

Includes bibliographical references (page 519) and index.

Fidel Castro biographical note -- Editor's preface -- Chronology -- Forward: Fidel's Virtues by Felipe Perez Roque -- 1. History will absolve me Santiago de Cuba, October 16, 1953 -- 2. On the triumph of the revolution Cespedes Park, Santiago de Cuba, January 2, 1959, Camp Columbia, Havana, January 8, 1959 -- 3. At the United Nations General Assembly New York, September 26, 1960 -- 4. The Bay of Pigs invasion and the proclamation of the Socialist character of the revolution Colón Cemetery, Havana, April 16, 1961, May Day, Havana, May 1, 1961 -- 5. Words to intellectuals, Havana, June 30, 1961 -- 6. Manifesto for the liberation of the Americas: "The second declaration of Havana," Havana, February 4, 1962 -- 7. The October missile crisis: The five points of dignity, October 28, 1962; On the missile crisis, November 1, 1962 -- 8. Formation of the Cuban Communist Party and Che's farewell letter, Chaplin Theater, Havana, October 3, 1965 -- 9. On the Latin American revolution, Havana, August 10, 1967 -- 10. The death of Che Guevara, Revolution plaza, Havana, October 18, 1967 -- 11. One hundred years of struggle for Cuban independence, La Demajagua monument, Manzanillo, October 10, 1968 -- 12. Revolution and counterrevolution in Allende's Chile, National stadium, Santiago de Chile, December 2, 1971 -- 13. On behalf of the movement of nonaligned countries, UN General Assembly, New York, October 12, 1979 -- 14. Rectifying the errors of the Cuban revolution, Karl Marx Theater, Havana, April 19, 1986 -- 15. Cuban internationalism and the collapse of the Soviet bloc, Havana, December 7, 1989 -- 16. Return of Che Guevara's remains to Cuba, Santa Ana, Cuba, October 17, 1997 -- 17. Inauguration of President Chávez in Venezuela: "The battle of ideas," University of Venezuela, Caracas, February 3, 1999 -- 18. Response to the US declaration of the "War against terrorism," Havana, September 22, 2001 -- 19. Assessing half a century of the Cuban revolution, Revolution Plaza, Havana, May 1, 2003 -- 20. In answer to the empire: letters to President George W. Bush, Proclamation by an adversary of the US government, May 14, 2004, Second epistle, June 21, 2004 -- Epilogue: Fidel Castro on the Cuban revolution after Fidel.

"... [A] comprehensive anthology of one of the 20th century's most influential political figures, the Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro. ... Castro has been an articulate and incisive - if controversial - political thinker and leader, who has outlasted 10 hostile US presidents. With the wave of change now sweeping Latin America, the book sheds light on the continent's future as well as its past. As the first selection of Fidel Castro's speeches to be published since the 1960's, this is an essential resource for both scholars and general readers." -- from the back cover

Translated from the Spanish into English.