Jose Marti organized and unified the movement for Cuban independence and died on the battlefield. His dedication to the goal of Cuban freedom made his name a synonym for liberty throughout Latin America. This collection of the writing of Jose Marti's features bilingual poetry, his political essays and writings on culture, and his letters. Readers will discover a literary genius and an insightful political commentator on the troubled relationship between the United States and Latin America. 'Marti was the guide of his time but also stands as the anticipator of ours,' wrote Cuban revolutionary leader Carlos Rafael Rodriguez. Marti was an outstanding teacher, journalist, poet and revolutionary of his time, able to interweave the threads of Latin American culture and history.