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Florida and the Mariel Boatlift Of 1980 : The First Twenty Days.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (356 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780817387686
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Florida and the Mariel Boatlift Of 1980DDC classification:
  • 327.7307291/09048
LOC classification:
  • E184
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Foreword by Senator Bob Graham -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: Castro's Anti-American Obsession -- 1. The Origins of Castro and the Cuban Revolution -- 2. Cuba's International Conflicts and Communist Regime -- 3. A Shift in Revolutionary Target and Rapprochement -- 4. The Events that Led to the Mariel Boatlift -- Part II: The First Days -- 5. Monday, April 21, 1980 - The Beginning of the End -- 6. Tuesday, April 22 - Decision Making Adrift -- 7. Wednesday, April 23 - Systems a "Go -- 8. Thursday, April 24 - White House Complexity and Confusion -- 9. Friday, April 25 - Miami to Mariel -- 10. Saturday, April 26 - And the Boatlift is On -- 11. Sunday, April 27 - The Hand of God -- 12. Monday, April 28 - The Feds Are Coming, the Feds Are Coming -- 13. Tuesday, April 29 - A Momentary Honeymoon -- 14. Wednesday, April 30 - Agency Games Begin -- 15. Thursday, May 1 - The Sublime and the Rediculous -- 16. Friday, May 2 - Assessment, Assessment -- 17. Saturday, May 3 - Chaos to Confusion -- 18. Sunday, May 4 - One Potato, Two Potato -- 19. Monday, May 5 - All the Ships at Sea -- 20. Tuesday, May 6 - The Mixed Blessing -- 21. Wednesday, May 7 - Marines, Winn-Dixie, and Balogna -- 22. Thursday, May 8 - The Witching Hour -- 23. Friday, May 9 - Checkmate -- 24. Saturday, May 10 - Yet Another Try -- 25. May 1980 and Beyond - The End of the First Wave -- Part III: Mariel - The Legacy -- 26. The Mariel Boatlift's Impacts -- 27. Indictments, Threats, and Retrospections -- Epilogue -- Postscript -- Appendix A. List of People Involved -- Appendix B. Organizational Abbreviations -- Appendix C. Minutes of Meetings of ICAP with Wayne Smith and the Committee of 75 -- Notes -- References -- Index.
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Intro -- Contents -- Foreword by Senator Bob Graham -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: Castro's Anti-American Obsession -- 1. The Origins of Castro and the Cuban Revolution -- 2. Cuba's International Conflicts and Communist Regime -- 3. A Shift in Revolutionary Target and Rapprochement -- 4. The Events that Led to the Mariel Boatlift -- Part II: The First Days -- 5. Monday, April 21, 1980 - The Beginning of the End -- 6. Tuesday, April 22 - Decision Making Adrift -- 7. Wednesday, April 23 - Systems a "Go -- 8. Thursday, April 24 - White House Complexity and Confusion -- 9. Friday, April 25 - Miami to Mariel -- 10. Saturday, April 26 - And the Boatlift is On -- 11. Sunday, April 27 - The Hand of God -- 12. Monday, April 28 - The Feds Are Coming, the Feds Are Coming -- 13. Tuesday, April 29 - A Momentary Honeymoon -- 14. Wednesday, April 30 - Agency Games Begin -- 15. Thursday, May 1 - The Sublime and the Rediculous -- 16. Friday, May 2 - Assessment, Assessment -- 17. Saturday, May 3 - Chaos to Confusion -- 18. Sunday, May 4 - One Potato, Two Potato -- 19. Monday, May 5 - All the Ships at Sea -- 20. Tuesday, May 6 - The Mixed Blessing -- 21. Wednesday, May 7 - Marines, Winn-Dixie, and Balogna -- 22. Thursday, May 8 - The Witching Hour -- 23. Friday, May 9 - Checkmate -- 24. Saturday, May 10 - Yet Another Try -- 25. May 1980 and Beyond - The End of the First Wave -- Part III: Mariel - The Legacy -- 26. The Mariel Boatlift's Impacts -- 27. Indictments, Threats, and Retrospections -- Epilogue -- Postscript -- Appendix A. List of People Involved -- Appendix B. Organizational Abbreviations -- Appendix C. Minutes of Meetings of ICAP with Wayne Smith and the Committee of 75 -- Notes -- References -- Index.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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