{"product_id":"give-me-liberty-the-true-story-of-oswaldo-paya-and-his-daring-quest-for-a-free-cuba-hardcover","title":"Give Me Liberty: The True Story of Oswaldo Payá and His Daring Quest for a Free Cuba - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid E. Hoffman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003ereporter David E. Hoffman comes the riveting biography of Oswaldo Payá, a dissident who dared to defy Fidel Castro, inspiring thousands of Cubans to fight for democracy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOswaldo Payá was seven years old when Fidel Castro seized power in Cuba, promising to create a \"free, democratic, and just Cuba.\" But Castro instead created an authoritarian regime with little tolerance of free speech or thought. His secret police were trained to crush dissent by East Germany's ruthless Stasi. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout Cuba's 20th century history, the dream of democracy was often just within reach, only to be dashed by dictatorship and revived again by a new generation. Payá inherited this dream and it became his life's work. As a teenager in Communist Cuba, he led a protest against the Soviet-led shattering of the Prague Spring. Before long, he was sent to Castro's forced labor camps. Payá later became a leading voice of opposition and formed a pro-democracy movement. A devoted Catholic, he championed a simple, bedrock belief that rights are bestowed by God, and not the state. Every day, he witnessed these rights trampled in Cuba. He could not stay silent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePayá's most daring challenge to the Cuban government was the Varela Project, a one-page citizen petition demanding free speech, a free press, freedom of association, freedom of belief, private enterprise, free elections and freedom for political prisoners. More than 35,000 people signed the Varela Project, an extraordinary outpouring of protest--with nothing more than pen and paper--against Castro's decades of despotism. The regime responded by ignoring the petition, arresting dozens of Payá's followers and sending them to prison for many years. After receiving multiple death threats, Payá was killed in a suspicious car wreck on a remote country road. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePulitzer Prize-winning reporter David E. Hoffman returns with an epic portrait of a lone individual who had the courage, faith, and persistence to struggle for democracy against an unforgiving dictator. At its heart, \u003ci\u003eGive Me Liberty\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping account of one country's tragic and continuing struggle for its freedom.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid E. Hoffman is a contributing editor and member of the editorial board of \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post.\u003c\/i\u003e He was previously assistant managing editor, foreign editor, Jerusalem correspondent, Moscow bureau chief, and White House correspondent for the newspaper. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy, \u003c\/i\u003e which won the Pulitzer Prize, \u003ci\u003eThe Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, and \u003ci\u003eThe Oligarchs: Wealth and Power in the New Russia\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his wife in Maryland\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.49 x 9.2 x 6.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 21, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759454519584,"sku":"9781982191191","price":32.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f200400f5c2237c398299e15eaa8bacb.webp?v=1780153188","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/give-me-liberty-the-true-story-of-oswaldo-paya-and-his-daring-quest-for-a-free-cuba-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}