This volume is presented as a biography in the broadest sense of the term. The body of the book consists of 30 photographs and 30 documents of or relating to Martí. Together they tell in summary fashion the life history of the greatest political and literary figure in Cuban history.
The author collected the photographs and documents included in this book for an exhibition presented at Florida International University in 1991, while he was giving a seminar on "The Life and Works of José Martí."
I am indebted to the many people who made this exhibition possible, and wish to express my gratitude to them here. My thanks in particular to Manuel A. Tellechea and Rafael Llerena, who devoted so much time and energy to the project.