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Destroyed Dreams

by Esperanza Amelia Rodriguez Diaz

453 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #06-2927; ISBN 1-4251-1168-8; US$29.00, C$33.35, EUR22.61, £14.99

Castro's revolution seen through the eyes of a child - young adult who travels alone from Cuba to Mexico to the United States in search of liberty, opportunity and the pursuit of happiness!

About the Book

A fresh, never told before, recount of events after Castro's revolution, leading the reader through major events, Bay of Pigs invasion, Missile Crisis, and the exodus of innumerable number of Cubans, leaving the Island in search liberty, opportunity, and the pursuit of happiness! The dream of one man became the nightmare of a Nation! Destroyed Dreams surfaces Cuba's Castro as never before!

About the Author

Esperanza Amelia Rodriguez Diaz, born January 5th, 1954, Pinar Del Rio, Cuba. Left Cuba on December 30th, 1968, for Mexico City, arriving in the United States of America on June 29th, 1969. Hold a High School Diploma from Miami Springs Senior High, an Associates Degree in Secretarial Sciences, Miami-Dade Community College, and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Florida International University. No children. Widow of Frank Reynolds, who died of terminal cancer, June 17th, 1995. Mother, Esperanza U. Rodriguez died from a heart attack on February 22nd, 1994. At present, a resident of Miami Lakes, Florida, living with 89 year old father, Ramon Rodriguez, and significant other, Alexander J. Ariano, Mental Health Counselor. Today, a Citizen of the United States of America by the name of Esperanza (Hope) Reynolds.

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