Buy this book on-line Rene Jimenez : Album de la Revolucion 1952-1959Revista Cineagrafico, S.A., Havana, Cuba, 1960
1960 1st edition. An original album of Communist propaganda directed at Cuban children to reinforce the party line while the victory was still fresh. Designed for children, the comic album is a blow by blow retelling of Fidel Castro's guerrilla war with the Batista government from 1952-1959. Each scene from the revolution is pictured on a trading card given away with Felices canned fruits. Castro is the hero in the forefront [inspired by Jose Marti's Cuban independence movement in the 1800s,with Marti's image in the sky], is flanked by his brother Raul and of course Che. Each page is illustrated with guns, grenades, Cuban flags, and tanks. The cards picture backroom dealing by Batista, the suffering & sacrifice of the Cuban people, battle scenes, and the brave guerrillas fighting for Cuba's future.. Graphic Novels. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Printed Wrapper Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Rene Jimenez : Album de la Revolucion 1952-1959. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out-of-print books, livres rares, livres d'occasion, incunabula and atlases. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |