Boxing for Cuba

Boxing for Cuba
Author: Guillermo Vicente Vidal
Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2017-09-18
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1555919383


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In 1961, fearing the communist rule of Fidel Castro, Guillermo Vicente Vidal's family sent him to America through Operation Peter Pan. He arrived in Colorado and was sent to an orphanage with his brothers, and his family reunited four years later. Fifty years later, he served as Denver's mayor. This is his story of overcoming incredible odds.


Boxing for Cuba
Language: en
Pages: 221
Authors: Guillermo Vicente Vidal
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-09-18 - Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing

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In 1961, fearing the communist rule of Fidel Castro, Guillermo Vicente Vidal's family sent him to America through Operation Peter Pan. He arrived in Colorado an
Havana Boxing Club
Language: en
Pages: 0
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Categories: Photography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-12-15 - Publisher: powerHouse Books

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Boxing is one of the most popular sports in Cuba and its fighters are recognized the world over for their skills and finesse. The Cuban national team holds more
A Cuban Boxer's Journey
Language: en
Pages: 134
Authors: Brin-Jonathan Butler
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-06-03 - Publisher: Picador

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THE STORY OF CUBAN BOXER AND POLITICAL PARIAH GUILLERMO RIGONDEAUX'S HARROWING DECISION TO DEFECT IN HOPES OF REAPING THE REWARDS OF THE AMERICAN DREAM "What is
Prizefighting and Civilization
Language: en
Pages: 299
Authors: David C. LaFevor
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-05-01 - Publisher: University of New Mexico Press

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In Prizefighting and Civilization: A Cultural History of Boxing, Race, and Masculinity in Mexico and Cuba, 1840–1940, historian David C. LaFevor traces the hi
Hard Leather
Language: en
Pages: 262
Authors: Enrique G. Encinosa
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-09-07 - Publisher:

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This book is dedicated to all members of the international boxing research organization -ibro- and the editors at boxrec.com- for their brilliant work and selfl