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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... began to make light - filled bricks with fantasy animals where solid mortar might have been . These sculptures - see - through bas - reliefs - were used as walls in buildings designed by Albert Man- gones , a Cornell - trained architect ...
... began to make light - filled bricks with fantasy animals where solid mortar might have been . These sculptures - see - through bas - reliefs - were used as walls in buildings designed by Albert Man- gones , a Cornell - trained architect ...
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... began questioning people about the killings . Out of the caille - pailles various explainers gathered . Six men were rounded up , each one questioned by the officer while another soldier took notes . One man , with the inflamed ...
... began questioning people about the killings . Out of the caille - pailles various explainers gathered . Six men were rounded up , each one questioned by the officer while another soldier took notes . One man , with the inflamed ...
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... began to seem like a prophet in his own time . “ Democracy is a bay - bee . ” THE BRIEF REIGN OF LESLIE MANIGAT Like a good parent , President - Select Manigat wished to spend quality time with his new baby democracy . His handshake ...
... began to seem like a prophet in his own time . “ Democracy is a bay - bee . ” THE BRIEF REIGN OF LESLIE MANIGAT Like a good parent , President - Select Manigat wished to spend quality time with his new baby democracy . His handshake ...
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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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