The Lost Apple
Author | : Maria Torres |
Publisher | : Beacon Press |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2004-08-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780807002339 |
ISBN-13 | : 080700233X |
Rating | : 4/5 (33X Downloads) |
Download or read book The Lost Apple written by Maria Torres and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2004-08-15 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1960 to 1962, 14,048 Cuban minors arrived in Miami. María 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.