Luis Muñoz Marín
Author | : A. W. Maldonado |
Publisher | : La Editorial, UPR |
Total Pages | : 472 |
Release | : 2006 |
ISBN-10 | : 0847701581 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780847701582 |
Rating | : 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The book describes the most important events in Muñoz's life, played out within his own internal "civil wars": the transformation from a young bohemian, succeding at nothing, to a political leader, spearheading the campaign to convince the jibaros not to sell their vote; the journey from an ardent independentista to a principal architect of today's Commonwealth; finally, the clash between Operation Bootstrap, that lifted the island from extreme poverty through industrialization, and Operation Serenity, an expression of his yearning for socialist values and humanitarian civilization."--Jacket.