num_pages: 86
description: Saldaña was one of the Bolivians who joined ranks in 1966-67 with Ernesto Che Guevara to forge a revolutionary movement of workers, peasants, and young people to overturn the military dictatorship in Bolivia and open the road to socialist revolution in South America. He describes the unresolved battles of the tin miners, peasants, and indigenous peoples of his country that created "fertile ground" for Guevara s revolutionary course and mark out the future of Bolivia and the Americas. Foreword by Harry Villegas, introduction by Mary-Alice Waters, 8-page photo section plus additional photos, map, chronology, notes, index. This book is part of a series, The Cuban Revolution in World Politics from Pathfinder Press. Also available Spanish
language: English
title: Fertile Ground: Che Guevara and Bolivia, A First-Hand Account by Rodolfo Saldaña
titlecomplete: Fertile Ground: Che Guevara and Bolivia, A First-Hand Account by Rodolfo Saldaña
ratings_count: 6
publisher: Pathfinder Press (NY)