Patrick Symmes: 3 books
The Day Fidel Died
Cuba in the Age of Raúl, Obama, and the Rolling Stones
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
Cuba has loomed large in American memory and history. Throughout the last half-century, the island and its larger-than-life revolutionary leader have been key players in the Cold War and mythologized by Americans and American politicians. In 2016, relations thawed, and the country opened its doors...
Chasing Che
A Motorcycle Journey in Search of the Guevara Legend
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2011
Intrepid journalist Patrick Symmes sets off on his BMW R80 G/S in search of the people and places in Ernesto "Che" Guevara's classic Motorcycle Diaries, seeking out his own adventure as well as the legacy of the icon Che would become, Symmes retraces the future revolutionary's path. And...
The Boys from Dolores
Fidel Castro's Classmates from Revolution to Exile
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2007
From the author of Chasing Che, here is the remarkable tale of a group of boys at the heart of Cuba's political and social history. Chosen in the 1940s from among the most affluent and ambitious families in eastern Cuba, they were groomed at the elite Colegio de Dolores for achievement and leadership....