| Edition |
Large print edition. |
| Description |
343 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Physical Medium |
large print (16 pt.) rda |
| Series |
Thorndike Press large print biographies and memories |
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Thorndike Press large print biography series.
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| Summary |
"Few people can say they've seen some of the most significant moments of the twentieth century unravel before their eyes. Marita Lorenz is one of them. Born in Germany at the outbreak of WWII, Marita was incarcerated in a Nazi concentration camp as a child. In 1959, she traveled to Cuba where she met and fell in love with Fidel Castro. Yet upon fleeing to America, she was recruited by the CIA to assassinate the Fidel. Torn by love and loyalty, she couldn't bring herself to slip him the lethal pills. Her life would take many more twists and turns--including having a child with ex-dictator of Venezuela, Marcos Perez Jimenez; testifying about the John F. Kennedy assassination; and becoming a party girl with close ties the New York mafia (and then a police informant). Caught up in Cold War intrigue, espionage, and conspiracy--this is Marita's incredible autobiography of a young woman who became a spy for the CIA."--Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
From the official story to the truth -- Don't speak, don't think, don't breathe -- Fidel's little german girl -- In inpossible mission: kill Castro -- Perez Jimenez: my second dictator -- Dallas, November 1963 -- Safe in the rainforest -- Mafia girl and spy in New York -- Fiorini's return: my personal Watergate -- Children of Cuba -- A story like a movie. |
| Subject |
Lorenz, Marita, 1939-
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Castro, Fidel, 1926-2016 -- Assassination attempts.
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Castro, Fidel, 1926-2016 -- Relations with women.
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Castro, Fidel, 1926-2016. (OCoLC)fst00052772
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Lorenz, Marita, 1939- (OCoLC)fst00324461
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Intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography.
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Espionage, American -- Cuba.
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Large type books.
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Attempted assassination. (OCoLC)fst00820785
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Intelligence officers. (OCoLC)fst00975843
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Large type books. (OCoLC)fst00992678
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Relations with women. (OCoLC)fst01354410
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Espionage, American. (OCoLC)fst00915388
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Autobiographies. (OCoLC)fst01919894
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Autobiographies.
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| Added Author |
White, Maria (Translator), translator.
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| Added Title |
Yo fui la espía que amó al Comandante. English
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| ISBN |
9781432844448 (large print ;) (hardcover) |
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143284444X (large print ;) (hardcover) |
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