Imprenta "El Aguila" (cover artist: Ramos), "El Guerrillero (Cuento)" by Gabriel Navarrete Porrata, Vol. I, 1958, Letterpress

Historical Significance: This extremely rare publication was printed in Puerto Rico in July 1958, during the active Cuban Revolution, making it a contemporary firsthand account of the guerrilla struggle in the Sierra Maestra. The book documents the revolutionary movement just months after the events it describes, including the landing of Fidel Castro and 83 men from Tuxpan, Mexico on Cuban beaches following the March 10, 1952 coup by Fulgencio Batista.

Gabriel Navarrete Porrata was one of the revolutionary values of his time, credited with founding the Puerto Rico and Jamaica delegations for the revolutionary cause. The book presents a vivid portrait of the Cuban peasant guerrilla fighter and the conditions in the Sierra Maestra.