{"product_id":"lee-lockwood-castros-cuba-an-american-journalists-inside-look-at-cuba-1959-1969-9783836529983","title":"Lee Lockwood. Castro's Cuba. an American Journalist's Inside Look at Cuba, 1959-1969","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Holds many surprises for the reader who has seen the Cuban reality . . . only through the distorting prism of propaganda.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e --\u003c\/em\u003eThe New York Times Book Review, \u003cem\u003e1967\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On \u003cstrong\u003eDecember 31, 1958\u003c\/strong\u003e, Lee Lockwood, then a young photojournalist, went to Cuba to cover what looked to be the end of Batista's regime. He arrived the day before Fidel Castro took power and spent a week canvassing the island before finding the victorious leader. Castro immediately took to Lockwood and over the next decade invited him back many times, granting him \u003cstrong\u003especial access to his inner circle\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003efree rein to explore the island \u003c\/strong\u003ewithout the usual restrictions imposed upon American journalists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1965, Castro granted Lockwood a \u003cstrong\u003erare, in-depth interview \u003c\/strong\u003ebut then missed appointment after appointment. Days turned into weeks turned into three interminable months, as Lockwood, like many journalists before and since, waited for Castro. But it was worth the anticipation, climaxing in a \u003cstrong\u003emarathon seven-day interview \u003c\/strong\u003ethat covered everything from \u003cstrong\u003eracial issues in America to the Cuban Missile Crisis\u003c\/strong\u003e. It remains to this day one of the \u003cstrong\u003emost penetrating portraits of the Cuban leader\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Originally published in 1967, Lockwood's interviews and observations are republished by TASCHEN alongside \u003cstrong\u003ehundreds of photographs \u003c\/strong\u003ecovering both the weeks Lockwood spent traveling with Castro and the years he documented Cuba's transformation throughout the '60s. From \u003cstrong\u003emilitary encampments in the Sierra Maestra mountains to Havana street life and political rallies\u003c\/strong\u003e, many of these color images have \u003cstrong\u003enever been published before\u003c\/strong\u003e. A foreword and afterword by \u003cstrong\u003eLatin America expert Saul Landau\u003c\/strong\u003e contextualize Lockwood's work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLockwood, Lee:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Lee Lockwood (1932-2010) was an American photojournalist for publications including Life, Newsweek, The Times, Bunte Illustrierte, and Jours de France. Best known for his award-winning work on Fidel Castro and North Vietnam, he also covered the peace and civil rights movements in the U.S. and was a founder of the Center for Cuban Studies in New York.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLandau, Saul:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Saul Landau was Professor Emeritus at California State University, Pomona, and a senior fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. An author, commentator, and filmmaker, his films include the 1968 documentary Fidel!","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50434137751826,"sku":"9783836529983","price":71.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_af91ccb5-de4e-4163-ba7a-6560ab6ceb64.jpg?v=1729594242","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lee-lockwood-castros-cuba-an-american-journalists-inside-look-at-cuba-1959-1969-9783836529983","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}