The book describes the most important events in Muñoz's life, played out within his own internal "civil wars": the transformation from a young bohemian, succeding at nothing, to a political leader, spearheading the campaign to convince the jibaros not to sell their vote; the journey from an ardent independentista to a principal architect of today's Commonwealth; finally, the clash between Operation Bootstrap, that lifted the island from extreme poverty through industrialization, and Operation Serenity, an expression of his yearning for socialist values and humanitarian civilization."--Jacket.

Period photographs enhance an account of the Puerto Rican patriot's achieviements as a poet and as a politician who improved living conditions for Puerto Rico's peasants and achieved commonwealth status for his island.

A biography of a Puerto Rican leader who tried to improve living conditions on his island, and served as governor from 1949-1965.

A biography of a Puerto Rican leader who worked to improve living conditions on his island, and served as governor from 1949-1965.