{"product_id":"per-a-biography-paperback","title":"Per: A Biography - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph A. Page\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis biography recounting the Argentinean president's rise, fall, and remarkable return to power is \"a formidable achievement\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Latin America has produced no more remarkable or enduring political figure than Juan Per. Born to modest circumstances in 1895 and trained in the military, he rose to power during a period of political uncertainty in Argentina. A shrewd opportunist who understood the needs and aspirations of the country's workers, Per rode their votes to the presidency and then increased their share of the nation's wealth. But he also destroyed the independence of their unions and suppressed dissent. Ousted in a coup in 1955, Per wandered about Latin America and finally settled in Spain, where he masterminded an astonishing political comeback that climaxed in his reelection as president in 1973. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Joseph A. Page's engrossing biography is based upon interviews, never-before-inspected Argentine and US government documents, and exhaustive research. It spans Per's formative years; his arrest and dramatic rescue by the \u003ci\u003edescamisados\u003c\/i\u003e in 1945; his relationship with the now mythic Evita; the violence and mysterious murders that punctuated his career; his tragic legacy, personified by his third wife, Isabel, who assumed the presidency after his death under the influence of a Rasputin-like astrologer; and the continuing appeal of Perism in Argentina. In addition, Page's study of Argentine-American relations is particularly penetrating--especially in its description of the struggle between Per and US ambassador Spruille Braden. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"It would probably take a novel stamped with the surrealistic genius of a Gabriel Garc僘 M疵quez to render all the madness, perverse magic and tragedy of Juan Domingo Per and his Argentina. But Joseph A. Page has come up with the next best option. . . . A clearly written, definitive study.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 562\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.26 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759228158240,"sku":"9781504083140","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d1ce73c33a3b9c19622bf60d458df149.webp?v=1780146142","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/per-a-biography-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}