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Title: Be careful with your facts
Review: I found this book to be interesting but also amusing. While it does provide some basic information about Cuban baseball, the book is plagued with mistakes about Cuban history and culture. Any student of Cuban history is aware that, at the outset of the revolution, Castro was not the president of Cuba. This is but one example of the many historical errors that detract from the book's value. There are also transcription errors that could have been avoided had anyone cared to correct the Spanish. It is also unfortunate that the authors do not understand race relations in Cuba, and impose concepts familiar to U.S. culture on a totally different reality. After much anticipation, I am frankly embarrassed that this book may be quoted and used to write others.
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