The book makes accessible a selection of speeches and television appearances by Fidel Castro during the first two years of the Cuban Revolution. Readers can trace the evolution of this legendary leader's radical political thought and analyze his extraordinary capacity for overcoming adverse political and ideological circumstances in a constant movement towards a socialist ideal. The work is organized chronologically with introductory presentations prepared by Cuban experts Jose Bell, Tania Caram and Delia Luisa Lopez and includes a glossary and bibliography. The methodology of this work is original and includes material from 1959 not previously published elsewhere.