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--- CHE GUEVARA 101 ---


Lets say you are someone interested in learning more about Che Guevara and haven't really heard much about him.

Well here are some resources and suggestions that may help you ...


You could first read his main Wikipedia page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_Guevara

and some of his related Wiki sub-pages:

The Motorcycle Diaries Book
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Motorcycle_Diaries

Che Guevara in popular culture
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_Guevara_in_popular_culture

His Famous Photo - Guerrillero Heroico
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_Guevara_(photo)

Legacy of Che Guevara
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_of_Che_Guevara


Next, if still interested, the History Channel produced a recent documentary entitled "The True Story of Che Guevara", it can be watched free from here:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5762714709014580290#


There is also an older documentary done by the Discovery Channel which can be viewed for free from here:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2623926387575468019#


As for web resources, you could check out the speeches and images from the Che Guevara Internet Archive:

http://www.marxists.org/archive/guevara/works.htm
http://cheguevara.bravehost.com/gallery.htm


And for those interested in the early life of Che Guevara, History International produced a documentary entitled Tracing Che: A Motorcycle Journey which can be viewed for free here:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2146818297408673747#

Excerpts from Che's journals during his youthful Motorcycle adventure can be read by The Guardian here:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2001/jun/16/socialsciences.highere ducation


And, if you really want to go in depth, you could check out any of these 3 Main Biographies on Che Guevara:

(1) Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life -by- Jon Lee Anderson

(2) The Life and Death of Che Guevara -by- Jorge G. Castaneda

(3) Guevara, Also Known as Che -by- Paco Ignacio Taibo II

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