{"product_id":"young-castro-9781476732480","title":"Young Castro","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis intimate, revisionist portrait of Fidel Castro, showing how an unlikely young Cuban led his country in revolution and transfixed the world, is \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e“sure to become the standard on Castro’s early life” (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil now, biographers have treated Castro’s life like prosecutors, scouring his past for evidence to convict a person they don’t like or don’t understand. \u003ci\u003eYoung Castro\u003c\/i\u003e challenges us to put aside the caricature of a bearded, cigar-munching, anti-American hothead to discover how Castro became the dictator who acted as a thorn in the side of US presidents for nearly half a century.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn this “gripping and edifying narrative…Hansen brings imposing research and notable erudition” (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e) to Castro’s early life, showing Castro getting his toughness from a father who survived Spain’s class system and colonial wars to become one of the most successful indepe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A gripping and edifying narrative… Hansen brings imposing research and notable erudition to this account of Fidel Castro's early life.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003e“A nuanced portrait of a complex young man… Hansen fills out personal details and adds new layers of complexity to a life whose narrative has often been shaped and manipulated to serve the purposes of the Cuban Revolution.” * ReVista, the Harvard Review of Latin America *\u003cbr\u003e“An engaging, astute character study. A welcome addition to the literature of Castro and Cuba.” * Kirkus Reviews *\u003cbr\u003e“Sure to become the standard on Castro’s early life.” * Publishers Weekly *","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49530702299479,"sku":"9781476732480","price":19.93,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476732480.jpg?v=1731880219","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/young-castro-9781476732480","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}