{"product_id":"cuban-blues-gordon-louis-hesse-9798990946033","title":"Cuban Blues: How Captivity in a Foreign Prison Saved My Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe open ocean held the promise of a new life, a fresh start, until it carried Gordon Hesse into a nightmare.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHesse's bond with the Atlantic Ocean was strong after years of living on its shores, beachcombing, lifeguarding and crewing on fishing boats. After college, as a series of financial, professional and personal challenges left him feeling adrift, the sea gave him a chance to escape it all. Or so he thought. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen his vessel drifted into Cuban waters in 1973, a harsh new reality confronted him: Cuban soldiers, angry prisoners and oppressive captivity. Part drama, part history lesson and all true, \u003ci\u003eCuban Blues\u003c\/i\u003e leads the reader into the dark, moldy prisons of Castro's Cuba during the era of the Vietnam War and the world's changing social and political mores, and into Hesse's psyche as he struggles to survive, learn and grow. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor nearly a year, Hesse faced fear, confusion and regret as he dove deep into his past to figure out how he ended up there and considered how he might right his life when he returned home-if he did. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis captivating and unforgettable memoir reminds us that no matter what pressures face us at home, greater struggles may await when we try to leave them behind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gordon Louis Hesse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798990946033\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Precocity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Gordon Louis Hesse","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47072275792127,"sku":"9798990946033","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2dd05af0-d2c4-46a7-981d-50566380b3ab.jpg?v=1753416319","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cuban-blues-gordon-louis-hesse-9798990946033","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}