How Ernest Hemingway's widow rescued his literary papers

Ernest Hemingway may have died in Idaho, but the vast majority of his literary estate was in his Cuba home.

And at the time of his death — July 2, 1961 — political tension between the U.S. and Cuba was ramping up.

It took a great effort from his widow, Mary, to rescue Hemingway’s papers, a journey that’s detailed in a recent episode of the podcast Retropod.

Listen below to learn just how grateful you should be for her determination.