The Man Who Invented Fidel
Subtitle: Castro, Cuba, and Herbert L. Matthews of the New York Times
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: April 30, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9781586484422
Subjects: American history: postwar, from c 1945 -; International relations; Press & journalism; American Journalism; Cuba - History; History; History - General History; History: American; Cuba; USA; Caribbean & West Indies - Cuba; General; United States - 20th Century; Editors, Journalists, Publishers
First sentence: They listened. Smothered by the darkness of that winter night, they listened, and as they strained to hear the voice it grew fainter.
Description: New York Times reporter Anthony DePalma re-investigates the Herbert Matthews case to reveal how it contains the story not just of one newspaperman but of an age; not just how Castro came to power but how America determines its enemies  He evokes a period of realigning political loyalties - from the Spanish Civil War to World War II, from the Cold War to student radicalism in the 1960s - and offers insights into the history of the Cuban-American relationship, today's media controversies, and on the difficult balancing act of responsible journalism. (back cover copy)
Table of contents: title: Introduction
pagenum: 1; label: 1
title: Could Anything Be Madder?
pagenum: 9; label: 2
title: Message from the Mountains
pagenum: 25; label: 3
title: Real Soldiers of Fortune
pagenum: 42; label: 4
title: Dawn in the Sierra
pagenum: 66; label: 5
title: Impenetrable Fastnesses
pagenum: 79; label: 6
title: A Chapter in a Fantastic Novel
pagenum: 93; label: 7
title: The Best Friend of the Cuban People
pagenum: 110; label: 8
title: Decisive Battles
pagenum: 126; label: 9
title: You Can Fool Some of the People
pagenum: 147; label: 10
title: All Out of Step but One
pagenum: 172; label: 11
title: Dard Days
pagenum: 190; label: 12
title: Naming Names
pagenum: 218; label: 13
title: Faithful Adherence
pagenum: 230; label: 14
title: A Cordial Witness
pagenum: 243; label: 15
title: A Good Fight
pagenum: 259; title: Epilogue
pagenum: 277; title: Acknowledgements
pagenum: 284; title: Notes
pagenum: 289; title: Bibliography
pagenum: 296; title: Index
pagenum: 300