Chris C. (chrisnsally) - , reviewed on 9/24/2009 + 113 more book reviews

This is a great quick read about the recent history of U.S. and Western Hemisphere. Images of Che Guevara have become prominent in U.S. culture but who is he? Why does the U.S. maintain a trade embargo against Cuba? The answers to both of these questions are contained in this very artistic book. Each of the 170 pages are lavishly illustrated. This book claims, Che Guevara is often confused as a Communist revolutionary but was actually a Socialist and a philosopher who left Cuba as the Communist revolution escalated. Unfortunately, I don't believe, the author did any historical research about Senor Guevara before writing this book. I am sure the biographical content has some accuracy but very little is mentioned about Che's role as the brutal military leader of the Cuban Revolution.

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