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Seagull One : the amazing true story of Brothers to the Rescue / Lily Prellezo in collaboration with José Basulto

Author
Prellezo, Lily
Published
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2010]
Copyright Date
©2010
Physical Description
xii, 326 pages, 21 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Additional Creators
Basulto, José, 1940-

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Contents
1. The Call from Billy -- 2. Gugu -- 3. The Idea -- 4. The Brotherhood -- 5. The First Rescue -- 6. The Lady Pilot -- 7. Pilots, Protocol, and Planes -- 8. The First Accident -- 9. Balseros -- 10. Acts of God -- 11. Acts of Man -- 12. Brothers to the Rescue -- 13. Close Calls -- 14. A New Home -- 15. Rafter to the Rescue -- 16. Ripples -- 17. City of Rafts -- 18. Guantanamo -- 19. Protest in Miami -- 20. Ashes -- 21. Love is in the Air -- 22. Nonviolence -- 23. Thirteen Minutes over Havana -- 24. I Am the Change -- 25. Meet Me in Havana -- 26. Flight Plans -- 27. Shoot-Down -- 28. Havana Air Traffic Control -- 29. Brothers Down -- 30. Survivors -- 31. Memorial -- 32. We Will Fly Again -- 33. Backlash -- 34. Truth and Justice -- 35. Anniversaries -- 36. Indictment -- 37. Spies, Wasps, and the Queen of Cuba -- 38. Letting Go -- 39. Seagull One -- 40. Jose Basulto.
Summary
""The true story of Brothers to the Rescue finally told in a compelling, riveting narrative that brings the reader inside the founding, growth, and tragic end of one of Florida's most important Cuban exile organizations."---Victor A. Triay, author of Fleeing Castro" ""Finally we have the true story of Brothers to the Rescue, a group of dedicated volunteers who risked their lives in order to save those of others."---Eduardo Zayas-Bazan, author of Arriba! and Bay of Pigs veteran" "There was a time in Miami during the 1990s when it seemed impossible to go through a week without news coverage of the men, women, and children escaping Cuba and being pulled off makeshift rafts in the Florida Straits. One out of four did not survive the dangerous journey; the others barely hung on with little food and water. Many of the lucky ones were saved by a group of volunteers who called themselves Brothers to the Rescue (BTTR)." "Seagull One presents the never-before-told story of the men and women of nineteen nationalities who came together to fly in rickety Cessnas over the waters between Cuba and Florida to search for balseros---rafters fleeing Communist Cuba. It is a fascinating account of how Jose Basulto, a Cuban exile and Bay of Pigs veteran, founded BTTR with the humanitarian mission of saving the lives of the desperate souls willing to brave the ocean in pursuit of freedom. "Seagull One" was Basulto's radio call sign. The group's tactics were sometimes controversial, including protests against both the Cuban and U.S. governments, yet the organization managed to save over 4,200 people they would seldom, if ever, meet." "Seagull One also records the infiltration of two spies, one who was a double agent working for the FBI. Together these two individuals collaborated with the Castro government in planning the shoot-down over international waters of two unarmed Cessnas flying a humanitarian mission on February 24, 1996. The cold-blooded murder of four innocent men (three American citizens and one legal resident) led to significant changes in U.S.-Cuba relations." "Over one hundred people were interviewed for Seagull One, including pilots and rescuees. Lily Prellezo brings their stories to life against the backdrop of BTTR's steadfast rallying cry for change from within Cuba. Basulto, along with a community of volunteers, strived to offer their brothers and sisters across the Straits of Florida the mantra that had spearheaded the organization seventeen years ago: El cambio soy yo. I am the change."--BOOK JACKET.
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ISBN
9780813034904 (alk. paper)
0813034906 (alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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