Nancy Stout is a writer and photographer living in New York City, currently employed by Fordham University as a Reference Librarian. Her books include Great American Thoroughbred Racetracks, Homestretch, The West Side YMCA: A Social and Architectural Retrospective, Havana/La Habana (with architect Jorge Rigau, who wrote the text), and Habanos: the Story of the Havana Cigar (author and photographer). Alice Walker is an author, poet, and activist; she won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for her novel The Color Purple.
"Engrossing, endearing, and eloquent, this sympathetic and superbly
crafted portrait of the & True Flower of the Revolution unfolds in
magnificent detail. . . so intimate is Stouts well-informed tour de
force that the description of S�nchezs death brings the reader to
tears, inspired by a deep sense of love and loss."--Christopher P.
Baker, author, Mi Moto Fidel: Motorcycling Through Castro's
Cuba
"I love this book. . . an insightful, mature, and sometimes droll
exploration of a profoundly liberated, adventuresome and driven
personality. I love the life of Celia S�nchez, a life that was
singular, sui generis, and true to its time of revolution and
change in Cuban society."--Alice Walker, author, The Color Purple;
winner, Pulitzer Prize
"In this impressive biography Stout utilizes interviews, Cuban
archives (to which she was granted special access by Castro
himself), letters, and other documents to provide an accurate
portrait of Sanchez, who ran the planning organization of the
revolution after the death of Pais in 1957 Stouts biography tells
her story as well as offering insights into other revolutionaries
and their contributions Highly recommended for readers and scholars
of Cuban history."-- "Library Journal"
"In this riveting and eloquent portrait, Celia S�nchez finally
emerges as a major star in Cubas revolutionary drama: a political
animal, a management consultant, a historian, and of course, a
confidante to Fidel Castro. . . her legacy, especially for women
and girls education and health, and as the chief archivist of the
insurgency, comes alive in Stouts exhaustively researched
biography."--Julia Sweig, Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior
Fellow and Director, Latin America Studies and Global Brazil
Initiative, Council on Foreign Relations
"This excellent book tells us about Celia S�nchez, an early leader
of the Cuban Revolution and a fascinating character. . . as Stout
movingly describes her, Celia was totally devoted to Fidel and to
the Cuban Revolution. And she loved and was loved by the Cuban
people. I was in Havana at the time of her death in January of 1980
and well remember the deep sadness it occasioned."--Wayne S. Smith,
senior fellow and director of the Cuba Project, Center for
International Policy; former head, U.S. Interests Section in Havana
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