Die Suche nach dem wunderbunten Vögelchen

by Franz FÃhmann Narrated by Jaecki Schwarz

Overview

Die Suche nach dem wunderbunten Vögelchen Mitten in der kugelrunden Stadt Käsebrot lag ein großer grüner Platz, mitten auf diesem großen grünen Platz stand ein buckliger brauner Baum, inmitten dieses buckligen braunen Baums fand sich ein kuscheliges blaues Nest, und mitten in diesem kuscheligen blauen Nest saß - das wunderbunte Vögelchen. Ein Vögelchen, so schön und bunt und einzigartig, dass nicht nur die Kinder im nahem Kinderheim es ins Herz geschlossen hatten; vielmehr war es so bekannt, dass sogar Menschen von weither in die kungelrunde Stadt Käsebrot und auf den großen grünen Platz eilten, um es zu sehen. Bis eines Morgens ... das wunderbunte Vögelchen verschwand. Und das erst nach ereignisreicher Suche und mit Hilfe vieler Kinder sowie der Hauptwachmeister Löffelholz und Wiesel wiederentdeckt wurde - auch wenn es damit noch längst nicht gerettet sein sollte.

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly

02/02/2015
Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalists Weiss and Sallah (Tiger Force) use interviews with surviving revolutionaries to share the story of William Morgan, an American whose life was floundering in the U.S., but who redeemed himself in the fight to liberate Cuba from the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. Much of the story focuses on Olga Goodwin (née Rodriguez), a Cuban student activist who fled to the guerrillas after the police sought to arrest her. In the subsequent months she met Morgan, falling captive to his charm and bravery, and they were later married in the Cuban mountains. Morgan was not a minor character in the revolution; he became a well-known, if short-lived, national hero in Cuba after the successful overthrow of Batista. But as Fidel Castro's revolutionary movement gained power, Morgan was arrested and executed, and Olga imprisoned. Olga lives today in the U.S., and Sallah and Weiss interviewed her extensively. They also make clear Morgan's flaws: he had at least three wives and several children by them; was court martialed by the U.S. Army, serving time in prison; and was employed by and associated with known mobsters. Though the tale does not end happily, it's a romantic and entertaining read. Photos. (Jan.)

From the Publisher

Praise for Tiger Force:"Tiger Force adds a graphic, frightening dimension to our knowledge of ourselves. It is bound to be read far into the future."—Washington Post Book World"Sallah and Weiss have done the American public a service by piecing together this story. ... This is one shining example of how journalism can fulfill its most noble aims: informing and consquently empowering the public."—San Francisco Chronicle"Riveting."—Dever Post"A troubling yet gripping exposé ... The authors recount the disturbing details in a direct, journalistic style that makes it difficult to put the book down."—Columbus Dispatch"An engrossing story that will fill the reader with both horror and shame."—Wisconsin State Journal"Sobering and relevant ... The authors vividly convey the demanding environment in which the soldiers had to survive. ... Timely reading."—American Heritage"A compelling, chilling story ... a primer on journalistic technique, the narrative drawn from firsthand accounts ... The result is one of the most important books on the Vietnam War."—Bookmarks magazine"A vital and damning glimpse at what really goes on behind the wartime headlines."—Metro"An outstanding book ... In the best tradition of investigative journalism, the authors let the story speak for itself."—Publishers Weekly starred review"Searing ... Difficult to put down ... Highly recommended."—Library Journal

Foreword Reviews

A work of classic journalism, a compelling narrative that is a combination of interviews, documents, and news accounts form the time. . . .The stakes are many and real, the characters are compelling, and the shifting allegiances make for effective suspense. This is a good story told well, making The Yankee Comandante a worthy read.

Kirkus Reviews

★ 2014-11-04
A nonfiction account of an unlikely American hero in revolutionary Cuba that succeeds as both a thriller and a love story.While working at the Toledo Blade, Miami Herald reporter Sallah and AP reporter Weiss shared a Pulitzer Prize (with another of the Blade's reporters) for a series on Vietnam War atrocities that they expanded into their first book (Tiger Force, 2006). They also met a remarkable woman living in Toledo, a Cuban émigré and former political prisoner whose story inspired another newspaper series and this book. When she was Olga Maria Rodriguez, she had fallen in love with and married a man who initially didn't even speak her language, an American named William Morgan who had found purpose in his difficult, directionless life by joining the revolutionary forces in Cuba to overthrow Fulgencio Batista. His experience in the U.S. Army had ended with him going AWOL, but his superior military skills helped him overcome the distrust of his Cuban comrades and earn the admiration of the country's citizenry, who were "hailing him as a hero of a revolution that was about to change the course of history." Yet there was tension in the revolutionary forces between Morgan's Second Front and Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement, as the former remained committed to liberating the country and holding elections while the latter was consolidating power and turning the new government into a communist dictatorship. Even greater complications ensued as Morgan was recruited for a plot to assassinate Castro, turned double agent by revealing the plot to the targeted dictator while continuing to play along, and ultimately found himself stripped of his American citizenship and imprisoned by the Cuban government. His widow's memories help humanize a complicated and conflicted man whose story sheds fresh light on the pivotal period in U.S.-Cuban relations. Beyond the political implications and entanglements, the story engrosses with its fast-paced, plainspoken narrative.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170904075
Publisher:	Wellenreiter
Publication date:	11/15/2019
Language:	German
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

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