Best Nightmare on Earth: A Life in HaitiPrentice Hall Press, 1991 - 303 pages Beautiful, bizarre, dangerous, exotic; a Garden of Eden fallen into disrepair. This is Herbert Gold's Haiti. In this impassioned memoir, he reflects on the country's history and folklore, its people and politics, capturing the essence of this land where tragedy is the music to which the people dance. |
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... dear colleague , " I said . The delegation was uneasy , their voices shifting from solemn baritones to that odd Haitian sudden falsetto which came with smiles and discomfort . There was a little problem . They intended to be frank with ...
... dear colleague , " I said . The delegation was uneasy , their voices shifting from solemn baritones to that odd Haitian sudden falsetto which came with smiles and discomfort . There was a little problem . They intended to be frank with ...
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... dear colleague warned . These would be alert two - hundred - year - old watchmen . A few days later we set out with food packed , winches and ropes for pulling the jeep out of the streams we would be fording , tools , inspiration in the ...
... dear colleague warned . These would be alert two - hundred - year - old watchmen . A few days later we set out with food packed , winches and ropes for pulling the jeep out of the streams we would be fording , tools , inspiration in the ...
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A Life in Haiti Herbert Gold. CHAPTER THIRTEEN The Perfect Dear £ " Tomorrow I go to Hayti . They say the Chapter Thirteen The Perfect Dear.
A Life in Haiti Herbert Gold. CHAPTER THIRTEEN The Perfect Dear £ " Tomorrow I go to Hayti . They say the Chapter Thirteen The Perfect Dear.
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Chapter Three LoupgarousWerewolvesHobgoblins | 37 |
Chapter Four The Renaissance of the Fifties | 51 |
Chapter Five Combat de Coqs | 69 |
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