Fleeing Castro : Operation Pedro Pan and the Cuban Children's Program /

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Author / Creator:Triay, Victor Andres, 1966-
Imprint:Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c1998.
Description:xiv, 126 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3414800
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ISBN:0813016126
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [117]-121) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Panic Begins Cuban Parents Face A Wrenching Decision
  • 2. Operation Pedro Pan A Miami Priest Teams Up With a Havana Headmaster
  • 3. International Intrigue Working Out the Logistics
  • 4. Behind the Iron Curtain The Operation Inside Cuba
  • 5. Helping Cubans Escape Tyranny The Washington Details
  • 6. The Cuban Children's Program Umbrella Group Cares for The Wards of Pedro Pan
  • 7. A Watershed Experience Torn from Family, All Alone Rescued in Miami
  • 8. Toward a Resolution Young Refugees' Reactions to Transit Centers And Placements
  • 9. Reunited at Last A Dream Come True or A Shock of Recognition?
  • 10. An Evaluation How Succesful Was the Rescue Oporation?
  • Appendix: Operation Pedro Pan Group, Inc
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index