Book description
Che Guevara is something of a symbol in the West. But for the rest of
the world he is different: a charismatic revolutionary who redrew the
political map of Latin America and gave hope to those resisting
colonialism everywhere. In The Story of Che Guevara Luca lvarez de
Toledo follows Che from his birth in Rosario and his early years in
his parent's mat- plantation, to his immortal motorcycle journeys
across South America, his role at the heart of Castro's new Cuban
government, and through to the unforgiving jungle that formed the
backdrop to his doomed campaigns in the Congo and Bolivia.
Based on interviews with Che's family and those who knew him
intimately, this is an accessible biography that concentrates on the
man rather than the icon. With the political developments in Latin
America in the twenty-first century, his influence can be seen to be
even greater than it was during his lifetime and The Story of Che
Guevara is a perfect introduction to an extraordinary man.
Che Guevara is something of a symbol in the West. But for the rest
of the world he is different: a charismatic revolutionary who redrew
the political map of Latin America and gave hope to those resisting
colonialism everywhere. In The Story of Che Guevara Luca lvarez de
Toledo follows Che from his birth in Rosario and his early years in
his parent's mat- plantation, to his immortal motorcycle journeys
across South America, his role at the heart of Castro's new Cuban
government, and through to the unforgiving jungle that formed the
backdrop to his doomed campaigns in the Congo and Bolivia.
Based on interviews with Che's family and those who knew him
intimately, this is an accessible biography that concentrates on the
man rather than the icon. With the political developments in Latin
America in the twenty-first century, his influence can be seen to be
even greater than it was during his lifetime and The Story of Che
Guevara is a perfect introduction to an extraordinary man.
