Sense of belonging, from Castro's Cuba to the U.S. Senate, one man's pursuit of the American dream,

Publication

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Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

Sense of belonging, from Castro's Cuba to the U.S. Senate, one man's pursuit of the American dream,

Entry/Object ID

Library.1052

Description

x, 240 pages : illustrations; 24 cm Sense of belonging, from Castro's Cuba to the U.S. Senate, one man's pursuit of the American dream by Mel Martinez. The junior U.S. senator from Florida shares the story of his life, from his youth in Cuba to his escape to the U.S. after Castro took power and his success in American politics, explaining how his experiences as a Cuban exile have shaped his views.

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Legislators -- United States -- Biography., Republican National Committee (U.S.) -- Biography., United States. -- Department of Housing and Urban Development -- Officials and employees -- Biography., Politicians -- Florida -- Biography., Cuban Americans -- Biography., Immigrants -- United States -- Biography., Cuba -- History -- 1933-1959., Republican National Committee (U.S.), United States. -- Congress. -- Senate., United States. -- Department of Housing and Urban Development., Cuban Americans., Martinez, Mel, -- 1946- ., United States. Congress. Senate -- Biography.

Publication Details

Author

Martinez, Mel, with Ed Breslin

Edition

First

Publisher

Crown Forum

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

New York, NY Charleston, SC

Publication Language

English

Call No.

E 901.1 .M37 A3 2008

ISBN

9780307405401