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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... Give her a chance . " We explained that this was not possible , we could not separate her from her family , it was inconceivable to us . " I love my daughter very much . I am willing to let her go home with you . I give my permission ...
... Give her a chance . " We explained that this was not possible , we could not separate her from her family , it was inconceivable to us . " I love my daughter very much . I am willing to let her go home with you . I give my permission ...
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... me if I try to continue to live . Better for my chickens , who give me plenty of company - they answer when I call - and perhaps better for my nation , too . " He was a compact , leathery , brown - skinned 54 HERBERT GOLD.
... me if I try to continue to live . Better for my chickens , who give me plenty of company - they answer when I call - and perhaps better for my nation , too . " He was a compact , leathery , brown - skinned 54 HERBERT GOLD.
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... give birth , sell their wares , among a dense crowd of donkeys , garbage , debris , a frightening and hellish world . Among the painters , there is both the shrug of stoical acceptance and compassion . The gaiety of color and bold ...
... give birth , sell their wares , among a dense crowd of donkeys , garbage , debris , a frightening and hellish world . Among the painters , there is both the shrug of stoical acceptance and compassion . The gaiety of color and bold ...
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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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