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The Man Who Invented Fidel: Castro, Cuba and Herbert L. Matthews of the "New York Times" - Hardcover
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This dramatic story of how a "New York Times" reporter helped Castro come to power offers illuminating insight into the fraught history of Cuban-American relations and the precarious balance between truth and myth. In 1957, Herbert L. Matthews of the "New York Times", then considered one of America's premiere foreign correspondents, tracked down Fidel Castro in Cuba's Sierra Maestra mountains, and returned with what was considered the scoop of the century. His heroic portrayal of Castro, who was then believed dead, had a powerful effect on American perceptions of Cuba, both in and out of the government, and profoundly influenced the fall of the Batista regime. When Castro emerged as a Soviet-backed dictator, Matthews became a scapegoat; his paper turned on him, his career foundered and he was accused of betraying his country. In this fascinating book, "New York Times" reporter, Anthony DePalma investigates the 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 who its enemies are. He re-creates the atmosphere of revolutionary Cuba and Cold War America, and clarifies the facts of Castro's ascension and political evolution from the many myths that have sprung up around them. Through a dramatic, ironic and in ways tragic story, "The Man Who Invented Fidel" offers provocative insights into Cuban politics, the Cuban-American relationship and the many difficult balancing acts of responsible journalism.
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About the Author
Anthony DePalma has been a correspondent and reporter at the New York Times for almost twenty years, and is the author of Here: A Biography of the New American Continent. He lives with his wife, who was born in Cuba, in New Jersey.
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MAN WHO INVENTED FIDEL: CASTRO, CUBA, AND HERBERT L. MATTHEWS OF NEW YORK TIMES
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Hardback. Condition: Good. Anthony DePalma, escribe una fascinante y bien documentada biografia de Herbert L. Matthews, el destacado periodista del New York Times que ademas de haber sido el autor de una historica entrevista a Fidel Castro en 1957, fue corresponsal de guerra en la invasion de Abisinia por la Italia fascista y durante la guerra civil espanola. Una vida tras las huellas de la verdad le habia ensenado a Herbert Matthews que ninguna mentira es mas poderosa que los mitos, y que ninguna verdad es mas fragil que aquella que nadie quiere oir. Estaba convencido de que un mito habia arruinado practicamente sus cuarenta y cinco anos de carrera como editorialista, reportero, y corresponsal; uno de los corresponsales extranjeros mas influyentes y controvertidos del siglo XX. Culpaba a las verdades desagradables al oido por convertir su vida en un infierno. Matthews se habia internado en las impenetrables montanas cubanas, de las que habia emergido con una exclusiva sensacional para la portada de The New York Times: Fidel Castro, a quien se creia muerto hacia ya meses, se encontraba vivo y saludable, y habia sido elegido para conducir la revolucion en Cuba. Su firma, arrancada de las notas de Matthews, aparecia bajo una fotografia en la que se veia a Castro saliendo de los bosques con un rifle de mira telescopica y un rostro exento de malicia. La entrevista, llevada a cabo en el escondite de Castro en la Sierra, marco un momento decisivo en la historia de Cuba y, pasando el tiempo, tambien en la de los Estados Unidos, puesto que senalo el primer escalon en el ascenso de Castro al poder. Por un tiempo, al menos, convirtio a Matthews y a Castro en figuras heroicas. La red de relaciones entre Castro, Matthews y el New York Times descritas con gran detalle por DePalma sirve de marco para apreciar los conflictos que enfrentan de manera cotidiana los medios de comunicacion, en particular los que surgen de la confusion entre informacion objetiva y opinion partidista. Anthony DePalma es un destacado periodista del New York Times donde escribe regularmente desde hace mas de 20 anos. Fue corresponsal y Jefe de la redaccion en Mexico y Canada y ha cubierto eventos importantes en todo el hemisferio, incluyendo Cuba. Tambien es autor del libro Here: A Biography of the New American Continent (PublicAffairs, 2001). DePalma vive en Montclair, NJ, con su esposa Miriam y sus tres hijos. Seller Inventory # CIN1586483323G
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