Che Guevara, revolutionary

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Title:

Che Guevara, revolutionary

Author:

Uschan, Michael V., 1948-

ISBN:

9781590189702

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

104 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 cm.

Series title(s):

20th century's most influential Hispanics.

Contents:

"A complete human being" -- Growing up in Argentina -- Ernesto Guevara becomes the revolutionary Che -- Che helps bring revolution to Cuba -- Che: a man of many titles -- Failure in Africa -- Failure and death in Bolivia -- From failed revolutionary to cultural icon.

Summary:

Examines the life of the Latin American revolutionary and guerilla fighter, Ernesto Guevara in Cuba and Bolivia.

Personal Subject:

Guevara, Che, 1928-1967-Juvenile literature.

Guevara, Ernesto, 1928-1967.

Guevara, Che, 1928-1967. (OCoLC)fst01800952

Subject(s):

Guerrillas -- Latin America -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Guerrillas.

Cuba -- History -- 1959-1990 -- Juvenile literature.

Latin America -- History -- 1948-1980 -- Juvenile literature.

Cuba -- History.

Latin America -- History.

Geographic Term:

Cuba -- History -- 1959-1990 -- Juvenile literature.

Latin America -- History -- 1948-1980 -- Juvenile literature.

Cuba -- History.

Latin America -- History.

Genre:

Young adult nonfiction.

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"The life of a single human being is worth a million times more than all the property of the richest man on earth," were the words spoken by one of the most controversial figures in political history. Young teens wear t-shirts with a stylized illustration of his face splashed across the front, a symbol that is recognized the world over. What this physician-turned guerilla fighter stood for, and his life's actions have caused him to be either fiercely revered or reviled. Give this biography to your readers so they can find out why.

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Part of the 20th Century's Most Influential Hispanics series, this title surveys the brief but remarkable life of a legendary guerilla fighter and revolutionary. Following an exploration of Guevara's privileged childhood and the origins of his socialist views, Uschan offers clear accounts of his subject's associations with Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro, Congolese rebels in Africa, and peasants in Bolivia, where, at 39, he was executed with the help of U.S. operatives. Uschan addresses his subject's legacy as well as the irony of how, despite a lifelong opposition to capitalist exploitation, Guevara has become a pop-culture icon whose likeness is emblazoned on everything from coffee mugs to T-shirts. Due in no small part to such images (along with the 2004 film, The Motorcycle Diaries ), many teens have embraced Guevara as a symbol of youthful idealism; this well-balanced biography, along with its appended sources for further information, will help curious readers separate fact from mythology. --Ed Sullivan Copyright 2007 Booklist

Foreword	p. 4
Introduction: A "Complete Human Being"	p. 6
Chapter 1 Growing Up in Argentina	p. 10
Chapter 2 Ernesto Guevara Becomes the Revolutionary Che	p. 23
Chapter 3 Che Helps Bring Revolution to Cuba	p. 36
Chapter 4 Che: A Man of Many Titles	p. 48
Chapter 5 Failure in Africa	p. 61
Chapter 6 Failure and Death in Bolivia	p. 73
Epilogue: From Failed Revolutionary to Cultural Icon	p. 87
Notes	p. 92
Important Dates	p. 97
For More Information	p. 99
Index	p. 101
Picture Credits	p. 104
About the Author	p. 104

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