Diary of the Cuban Revolution

“Diary of the Cuban Revolution is one of the most important historical documents of the decade. Culled from the archives of the Revolution by Castro’s close collaborator and director of propaganda, Carlos Franqui, these unedited letters, notes, and interviews reveal the day-to-day lives of Castro and his collective from the beginnings of the Revolution in 1953, through the guerrilla war years, to Castro’s conquest of Havana six years later.

In this “fascinating and unique document” (K.S. Karol), Franqui offers what will probably stand as the most authoritative account of the Cuban Revolution. Franqui saw that from 1961 on, Castro had begun rewriting the Revolution to suit his own political ends. Castro fostered the myth that it was his little guerrilla band alone that fought and won the Revolution from the Sierra Maestra. One of Franqui’s central points, convincingly documented, is that Castro never could have won without the active support and material help of the cities, which for years shipped arms, medicines, and food into the mountains.
—from the back cover of the book

Includes Notes, Biographies, and an Index
A Seaver Book