The Lost Apple
Download or Read eBook The Lost Apple PDF 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.
Author | : Maria Torres |
Publisher | : Beacon Press |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2004-08-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780807002339 |
ISBN-13 | : 080700233X |
Rating | : 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Lost Apple by : Maria Torres
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.