The American Comandante William Morgan became a hero, and a victim, of Cuba's revolution

Washington Post ^ | Sunday, August 5, 2007 | Reviewed by Tom Miller

[Chi-townChief]

The Americano, the latest entry in the Fidel sweepstakes, tells the story of a shiftless Ohioan who was so intrigued with the notion of a guerrilla war for freedom that he abandoned Toledo for Havana and joined one of the three major forces seeking to topple dictator Fulgencio Batista. His name was William Morgan, and, inspired by Matthews's romantic accounts of the revolution and his own misery at home, he arrived in the Caribbean's Sin City in early 1958, just shy of 30. His rise and fall over the next three years mirrored the larger trajectory of the Cuban revolution: nearly universal enchantment, followed by festering disillusionment.

[Chi-townChief]

I had heard of this guy Morgan years ago and then nothing until I saw this review. Talk about the payback being a m/f !!!

[Redbob]

"...he abandoned Toledo for Havana..."

WHo wouldn't - even today?
LOL!