Best Nightmare on Earth: A Life in HaitiSimon & Schuster, 1992 - 303 pages A kaleidoscopic memoir of a 35-year love affair with mysterious, exotic Haiti. The dialogue the author conducts with this beleaguered island is rich with surprising revelations and startling juxtapositions. "The best all-encompassing explanation of this . . . tragic island country that I have read".--Digby Diehl, Playboy. |
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... army man , would shepherd the country toward its first legitimate election in thirty years . His speech defect helped make him seem strong , silent , and virtuous . When he refused to act against army- sponsored abuses , people blamed ...
... army man , would shepherd the country toward its first legitimate election in thirty years . His speech defect helped make him seem strong , silent , and virtuous . When he refused to act against army- sponsored abuses , people blamed ...
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... Army control , an undercurrent of macoute participation . The boycotting candidates had called for a general strike on Saturday , normally the busiest market day . The strike was effective , an empti- ness in the streets . A few buses ...
... Army control , an undercurrent of macoute participation . The boycotting candidates had called for a general strike on Saturday , normally the busiest market day . The strike was effective , an empti- ness in the streets . A few buses ...
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A Life in Haiti Herbert Gold. EW HAITIANS expected the Army's designer election to be FEM the last word on the subject . " The Army is firmly in control " is a popular phrase in history , except that here one needed to remove the word ...
A Life in Haiti Herbert Gold. EW HAITIANS expected the Army's designer election to be FEM the last word on the subject . " The Army is firmly in control " is a popular phrase in history , except that here one needed to remove the word ...
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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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