{"product_id":"war-against-all-puerto-ricans-revolution-and-terror-in-americas-colony-paperback","title":"War Against All Puerto Ricans: Revolution and Terror in America's Colony - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNelson A. Denis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe powerful, untold story of the 1950 revolution in Puerto Rico and the long history of U.S. intervention on the island, that the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003esays \"could not be more timely.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In 1950, after over fifty years of military occupation and colonial rule, the Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico staged an unsuccessful armed insurrection against the United States. Violence swept through the island: assassins were sent to kill President Harry Truman, gunfights roared in eight towns, police stations and post offices were burned down. In order to suppress this uprising, the US Army deployed thousands of troops and bombarded two towns, marking the first time in history that the US government bombed its own citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNelson A. Denis tells this powerful story through the controversial life of Pedro Albizu Campos, who served as the president of the Nationalist Party. A lawyer, chemical engineer, and the first Puerto Rican to graduate from Harvard Law School, Albizu Campos was imprisoned for twenty-five years and died under mysterious circumstances. By tracing his life and death, Denis shows how the journey of Albizu Campos is part of a larger story of Puerto Rico and US colonialism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough oral histories, personal interviews, eyewitness accounts, congressional testimony, and recently declassified FBI files, \u003cem\u003eWar Against All Puerto Ricans\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of a forgotten revolution and its context in Puerto Rico's history, from the US invasion in 1898 to the modern-day struggle for self-determination. Denis provides an unflinching account of the gunfights, prison riots, political intrigue, FBI and CIA covert activity, and mass hysteria that accompanied this tumultuous period in Puerto Rican history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNelson A. Denis \u003c\/b\u003ewas the editorial director of\u003ci\u003e El Diario\/La Prensa\u003c\/i\u003e, the largest Spanish-language newspaper in NYC, and won the Best Editorial Writing award from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. A graduate of Harvard University and Yale Law School, Denis served as a New York State Assemblyman (1997-2001) and has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHarvard Political Review\u003c\/i\u003e. Denis also wrote and directed the feature film \u003ci\u003eVote For Me!\u003c\/i\u003e, which premiered in the Tribeca Film Festival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978495492397,"sku":"9781568585611","price":22.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/Y2U1MTVVclNIc1l2czFsVDc2eXoyZz09.webp?v=1775805482","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/war-against-all-puerto-ricans-revolution-and-terror-in-americas-colony-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}