Che Guevara. A revolutionary icon. And a name recognized around the world.
But who was the man behind the legend?
‘Che Guevara: The Last Conquistador’ exposes the true story of Che, from his birth into a wealthy middle-class Argentine family, to his inglorious death at the hands of his captors in Bolivia.
Along the way, Nigel Cawthorne unearths Che’s less-than-revolutionary odd jobs, from selling encyclopedias to taking pictures of American tourists, and explores his fanatical Anti-Americanism and Conquistador-like ambitions.
Cawthorne discovers a man more human and flawed than ever previously portrayed - a leader both great and cruel, who made it his life’s mission to fight for the oppressed peoples of the world, but at the same time carried out public executions, and often imposed his revolutionary ideals where they were not welcome.
Cawthorne goes beyond the mythology of Che Guevara as a revolutionary world icon to create a colourful, provocative but critically balanced re-evaluation of the man under the black beret.
'A fascinating re-examination of one of the major figures of the 20th-century.' - Tom Kasey, best-selling author of 'Trade Off'.
Nigel Cawthorne is the author of some eighty books - and a major contributor to at least twenty more. He lives in Bloomsbury, London's literary area.
Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent publisher of digital books.
But who was the man behind the legend?
‘Che Guevara: The Last Conquistador’ exposes the true story of Che, from his birth into a wealthy middle-class Argentine family, to his inglorious death at the hands of his captors in Bolivia.
Along the way, Nigel Cawthorne unearths Che’s less-than-revolutionary odd jobs, from selling encyclopedias to taking pictures of American tourists, and explores his fanatical Anti-Americanism and Conquistador-like ambitions.
Cawthorne discovers a man more human and flawed than ever previously portrayed - a leader both great and cruel, who made it his life’s mission to fight for the oppressed peoples of the world, but at the same time carried out public executions, and often imposed his revolutionary ideals where they were not welcome.
Cawthorne goes beyond the mythology of Che Guevara as a revolutionary world icon to create a colourful, provocative but critically balanced re-evaluation of the man under the black beret.
'A fascinating re-examination of one of the major figures of the 20th-century.' - Tom Kasey, best-selling author of 'Trade Off'.
Nigel Cawthorne is the author of some eighty books - and a major contributor to at least twenty more. He lives in Bloomsbury, London's literary area.
Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent publisher of digital books.
