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Boxeando por Cuba : la historia de un inmigrante / Guillermo Vicente Vidal.

Author/creator Vidal, Guillermo Vincente
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoGolden, Colorado : Fulcrum Publishing, 2013.
Description246 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete
Subject(s)
Uniform titleBoxing for Cuba. Spanish
Abstract ""A haunting coming of age story that reads like a Dickensian novel, though. all true."-Helen Thorpe, journalist. Never before released in Spanish, Boxeando por Cuba memorializes Guillermo Vicente Vidal's emigration to America at the behest of his parents, fearful of Fidel Castro's regime. This is his story of overcoming incredible odds"-- Provided by publisher.
Abstract "In 1961, fearing the communist rule of Fidel Castro, Guillermo Vicente Vidal's family sent him to America through Operation Peter Pan. He arrived in Colorado and was sent to an orphanage with his brothers, and his family reunited four years later. Fifty years later, he served as Denver's mayor. This is his story of overcoming incredible odds"-- Provided by publisher.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013032191
ISBN9781555919160 (pbk.)

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