LOS MACHETEROS; THE WELLS FARGO ROBBERY AND THE VIOLENT STRUGGLE FOR PUERTO RICAN INDEPENDENCE.
Fernandez, Ronald.
ISBN 10: 0139500561 ISBN 13: 9780139500565
Published by New York: Prentice Hall Press, 1987., 1987
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First edition, first printing (per publisher's requisite statement and number line upon copyright page). xvi, 272 pages. Hardcover: H 24cm x L 15.75cm. Dust jacket rubbed with chipping and tears; dark staining from spine heel and to adjacent panel corners; front flap is not price-clipped. Black cloth spine with heel chipped; Light staining to pale olive boards. Several dark stains to text block's top edge; red mark on bottom edge presumably as a publisher's remainder mark; light soiling to fire-edge. Dark staining at spine gutter heels of several initial and rear leaves; interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. A good+ copy in a good dust jacket. ISBN 0139500561. Seller Inventory # NOV24-10494
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Describes how the author and the police investigated a robbery at a Wells Fargo depot and discovered a conspiracy by a militant Puerto Rican independence group.
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Los Macheteros (Machete-Wielders) are a group of revolutionaries who are fighting for Puerto Rican independence. The principal impetus for the U.S. to crack down on them came from the theft of $7 million from a Wells Fargo depot in Connecticut purportedly carried out by a guard who was a Macheteros member. In 1985, the FBI rounded up 19 additional individuals also alleged to have been involved in the robbery or the transfer of the money. They are awaiting trial. Using the case as his point of departure, psychologist-sociologist Fernandez traces the history of Puerto Rico (with emphasis on economic exploitation by the U.S.) and its various independence movements and their leaders. He makes a strong case for viewing the Macheteros as patriots and not as terrorists. Photos not seen by PW.
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Title: LOS MACHETEROS; THE WELLS FARGO ROBBERY AND ...
Publisher: New York: Prentice Hall Press, 1987.
Publication Date: 1987
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: 1st Edition
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Los Macheteros: The Wells Fargo Robbery and the Violent Struggle for Puerto Rican Independence
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. New York: Prentice Hall Press, 1987. 8vo, 272 p., original black cloth over olive green boards. First edition, first printing of this uncommon title, the story of how a 1983 robbery at a Wells Fargo in West Hartford Connecticut was traced back to a violent Puerto Rican militant group. Light fading to board edges, else a clean VG+ copy in a NF jacket with minor crimping to spine tips, small price sticker to inner front flap, and minor tanning to jacket verso, but with price of $17.95 intact. This copy has been SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Fernandez on the front endpaper in the year of publication. A nice copy of an important title related to the Puerto Rican struggle for independence. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # ABE-1729881265514
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