Jose Marti: Cuba's Greatest Hero

by John M. Dunn

Overview

A young adult biography of the famous Cuban revolutionary, writer, and martyr, Joséeacute; Martíiacute;.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781561647354
Publisher:	Pineapple Press, Inc.
Publication date:	02/01/2015
Pages:	108
Sales rank:	886,865
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.80(h) x 1.70(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

John M. Dunn is a writer and high school social studies teacher. He has authored many young adult non-fiction books, numerous articles, scripts for audio-visual productions, and a children’s play. Several of his books have received national recognition. He lives with his wife in Ocala, Florida.

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

1 Origins of a Latin Revolutionary 7

2 A Teenager in Exile 21

3 The Revolution Comes Back to Life 36

4 Inside the American "Monster" 47

5 Preparing for War! 60

6 Martyrdom and Myth 77

Endnotes 94

Timeline 101

Sources 104

Useful Websites 108

Index 109

Editorial Reviews

"As an activist, poet, revolutionary, and philosopher whose actions helped to spark the beginning of Cuba’s war for independence at the end of the 1800’s, it is clear that Jose Marti: Cuba’s Greatest Hero earned the honorific. Marti’s revolutionary life and martyr’s death have made him an iconic figure, but John Dunn’s biography is careful to avoid mythologizing him. Dunn takes readers from Marti’s birth through his activist years in Florida and his life as an organizer for Cuban freedom in four different countries. Dunn provides historical context and plenty of rich back matter for the curious, making this biography also a great introduction to recent Cuban history." — Courtney Burtraw, Politics and Prose

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