The Rich and The Super-Rich, by Ferdinand Lundberg; Lyle Stuart, Inc., New York, 1968, 820 pp.; $10 (after July 22nd, $12.50).
This work assembles an extensive amount of evidence from numerous sources to show conclusively how a few hundred families own America. A superb job and especially useful as a reference.
“The Diary of Che Guevara,” with an introductory essay by Fidel Castro, Ramparts (July 27, 1968) and Bantam Books, New York, 1968, $1.25 paperback.
Venceremos! The Speeches and Writings of Che Guevara, edited with an introduction by John Gerassi, Macmilan Company, 196, 7 pp., $7.95.
The true revolutionary, by mastering and overcoming his environmentally determined condition, gives essence to his existence. Few can accomplish that task – the ones who do earn the right to embody both the spirit and content of a revolution. Such a man was Che, for within his physical being stood the Cuban Revolution and his death beyond Cuban shores symbolized its international thrust.
Che’s Bolivian Diary clearly reveals the painstaking attention given to every minute detail in the operations of a revolutionary organization. Gerassi has drawn together in one volume thirty-five of Che’s more important works (including “Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War,” “Man and Socialism in Cuba” and “Message to the Tricontinental”). The introduction is the best and most accurate biographical sketch of Guevara’s life available in English. The Diary and collected works are absolutely crucial reading for all Americans, liberals, radicals and humanists alike.
