From Castro's Cuba to the U.S. Senate, One Man's Pursuit of the American Dream
by
Mel Martinez
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2008
The swift and improbable rise of Mel Martinez to the top echelon of America’s government began not with a political race but with a burst of gunfire. In April 1958, an eleven-year-old Martinez huddled on his bedroom floor while Cuban soldiers opened fire on insurgents outside his family’s home...