RaveLibrary JournalPerrottet’s access to written and oral records provides for a rare achievement in the corpus of Cuba’s revolutionary literature, with the remarkable epilog recounting the postrevolutionary lives of the major players ... An excellent new entry on the subject, with a memorable opening line and highly enjoyable chapters. If you read only one recent book on Cuba, have it be this delightful popular history.
Albert Samaha
PositiveLibrary JournalWhat journalist H.G. Bissinger did for high school football in Friday Night Lights, Samaha does for a youth football league in mostly black Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn ... The final product is a joy for readers, an island of hope ... An inspirational sports book of narrative nonfiction, one that can be read for posterity.
