The legendary 19th century Cuban independence fighter Jose Martí was, along with Bolivar and San Martín, one of a triumvirate of great Spanish American liberators. But he was also an important modernist poet and a prophet of the American century that was looming on the horizon. This book draws material from Martí's classic political texts, letters to family members and "Simple Verses" (the source of the lyrics for the song "Guantanamera").  (CBA15, $19.95)