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Lies and to the Wall (!Mentira! y !Paredon!): The novel of the Cuban Revolution, Hurricane Road #5 Kindle Edition

by Roger C Horton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 24 ratings
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It’s: Action, its Romance, its Love, won and lost, family squabbles, parties, weddings, and funerals, mixed with gun-running, escapes and rescues all amidst the divisiveness of a many-sided revolution. It drips with political intrigue, enthralls with bold desperate ventures and the characters will win your heart as they entice you back into a time and places that you’ve heard of but never experienced or understood.
Me ---I was a kid, was in and out of Cuba during late 1950s, but what does a kid know? I knew that Miami seemed like a dump compared with Havana. The city was wild on every social level and the tourist loved it. An anything goes atmosphere, with: movie stars, gangsters, soldiers, police; the conflicting variations of passionate revolutionary fervor. All over the Island and in Florida, an adventurous kid gets the spirit of things, but --- the truth about everything going on --- Hey, nobody knew. It was a period of unbelievable intrigue, misinformation, and misunderstanding with multiple players, plots within plots. It was violent --- that’s civil war.
Lies and to the Wall, is woven into the period, 1956 thru early 1960. Check out names, places, and events --- You will find most of it is spot on. It is a novel though --- Who can say what people said, or thought? Mostly, it’s a guess. I will promise this. If you want a feel for the time, and understanding of what happened, where it was going and how we got where we are today, read 20 history books, or read Lies and to the Wall (¡Mentira! y ¡Paredón!). Read, live those years and enjoy yourself. It is one complicated period of time, and exciting, “Like the book!”
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    Hurricane Road
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    December 11, 2015
  6. Reading age
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01999RHN0
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Roger C Horton; 2nd edition (December 11, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 11, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 7488 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 818 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1724145037
  • Customer Reviews:
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Roger C. Horton

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Roger C Horton, born 1942, grew up in southern Florida. He was drawn to the water, and sailed the Florida coast, and Bahamas in his early teens. He began working at sea on foreign flag, commercial sailing vessels at the age of fifteen, in and out of Cuba and Central America during the Cuban Revolution, eventually employed by Windjammer Cruises. He spent time in British Guyana and Brazil as a diamond prospector before entering the Army in 1967 where he operated tugs in the Mekong Delta of Viet Nam. Holding an (Unlimited Master of Oceans) license in the USMM, Captain Horton has taken ships to the world's ports for fifty years. His passion though is being at sea under sail, and over the years, he has returned to sail, cruising and racing whenever possible. A writer of novels, short stories, poetry, he has also been, for decades, a successful Marine Artist and illustrator.

It is obvious to those who have read his work that he is a writer with a wide life experience, who can create a totally captivating world of words. For those readers, the ones who want believable tales of the sea, and stories of people whose lives swim within island waters, Horton's novels will leave them smiling, soaked, and salty.

Currently the seven-book series, HURRICANE ROAD is available at AMAZON BOOKS.

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Jesse Hunt
5.0 out of 5 stars Another excellent book in Roger Horton's 5 book series!
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2016
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The last of the "Hurricane Road" series, this story follows the third generation of the original family, and takes place prior to and during the Cuban revolution. It follows the intrigue and adventures of various family members during the revolution and immediately afterward. The story is filled with suspense and action as Cuba transforms from a free to a communist society. The author's detailed descriptions of the sea voyages and land based actions makes the reader feel as though he/she is there! Once again, as in Roger Horton's previous books in this series, it is difficult to put down. In all, and excellent read!
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Timothy Stier
5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant storyteller, has written his fifth book in the ...
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2017
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Roger C. Horton, brilliant storyteller, has written his fifth book in the Hurricane Road series. Once again, he masterfully juggles multiple plots, incorporates historical facts, nautical themes, and charming characters. I have been following this family for many generations. This page turner was just as thrilling and entertaining as always with Mr. Horton. Can't wait for the next book.
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Rob
5.0 out of 5 stars Best in the series to date, in my view.
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2018
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This is the 5th book in the series and I have read them all in order. I feel this is his best but I enjoyed them all. A good story teller who can weave historical facts and situations into a great read. I look forward to the next in the series.
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W. Jane Harvey
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Historical Fiction
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2017
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After reading all five books in the series, this one has probably the most action and adventure other than book 1. I love how all the characters are interwoven through 3 or 4 generations and cross paths again. I hope to read book 6 when it is released.
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Frank b.
5.0 out of 5 stars It is astonishing the historical truth!
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2018
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It is written as a novel, but is In reality there’s truth behind the scenes.
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