From 1960 to 1962; 14;048 Cuban minors arrived in Miami. MarÃa de los Angeles Torres was six years old when she took part in this massive airlift-now known as Operation Pedro Pan-in which parents; terrified that the new communist government would ship their children to Soviet work camps; sent them instead to America. Torres examines the event from both a historical and a personal perspective. This 'relentless investigator of history' (Miami Herald) forces declassification of key documents; challenging us all finally to come to terms with this pivotal yet largely neglected exodus.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Needs maps very badly.By Hugh T. HarringtonIf ever a book called out for maps this is it. Technically; it does have "maps" but they're 100+ years old and so reduced in size that even with a magnifying glass they can't be used. They're mere decoration. Yet; on every page there are places named; roads/trails; landmarks; towns; etc. and the poor reader doesn't know where they are or how they relate geographically to each other. Can't believe this book was published without maps. I'd pass on this otherwise excellent book simply because they left out the key to the whole story - maps.****January 1; 2016. Update. I've downgraded my rating from 3 stars to 2 stars. I found myself reading this book less and less until a few weeks ago I realized that I hadn't opened it and had no urge to do so. The cause is entirely due to the lack of useful maps. Each page has events; places; trails/roads/streams that the reader needs to be able to place geographically. Yet; without maps this can't be done. I've given up in frustration. What a shame. Reminds me of the quotation from Ben Franklin:“For the want of a nail the shoe was lost;For the want of a shoe the horse was lost;For the want of a horse the rider was lost;For the want of a rider the battle was lost;For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost"And all for the want of a horseshoe-nail.â€2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Great source for South Pass historyBy B. BatesReadable history if not a page-turner. The author goes into great detail concerning the pass and all that goes with its history. Including what went on before the pass was "discovered" and all that happened during/after that. Great source for history of the region. In this day and age I would like to see more authors use GPS coordinates when they write about specific locations instead of general directions. Otherwise I cannot fault this book. May be dry reading so some - but to the history buff it is well worth the effort.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great!By Martha CAnother great historical saga.....
