Boxing For Cuba: An Immigrant's Story of Despair, Endurance, & Redemption
by Guillermo Vicente Vidal
Price: $9.99 USD. 89190 words.
Published by Samizdat Creative on March 22, 2011. Nonfiction.
Vidal writes about his family's participation in events that forever altered U.S.-Cuban relations after an effort to free children from the threat of Communist rule sparked Operation Peter Pan. From chance encounters with Fidel Castro and Robert F. Kennedy to life in a dismal Catholic orphanage in Colorado, Vidal perseveres to embrace life as a proud and successful Cuban American.
Member Since: March 22, 2011
Guillermo Vicente Vidal
Biography
Guillermo (Bill) V. Vidal became the first immigrant Mayor of Denver on January 11, 2011. A native of Camagüey, Cuba, Guillermo (Bill) V. Vidal first arrived in the United States via “Operation Peter Pan” in 1961. A civil engineer who has devoted more than 30 years to serving the public, Vidal has led numerous governmental agencies including the Colorado Department of Transportation, the Denver Regional Council of Governments and Denver’s Public Works Department. Vidal will continue the programs that have helped Denver become well known for its innovative approaches to sustainability, regionalism and – of course – hosting the 2008 Democratic National Convention.