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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... knew how to fight . He had fallen in love with her eleven - year - old sister and the family ap- proved of this new match , but Pouki turned out to be stubborn . She knew her rights and managed to establish them . Pouki ( from the ...
... knew how to fight . He had fallen in love with her eleven - year - old sister and the family ap- proved of this new match , but Pouki turned out to be stubborn . She knew her rights and managed to establish them . Pouki ( from the ...
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... knew Alfonso's story was not a mere rumor . Afterwards Alois and I only nodded to each other in passing . I knew ; he knew I knew ; no explanations . On a later trip to Haiti , I learned that he had finally gotten his visa to the United ...
... knew Alfonso's story was not a mere rumor . Afterwards Alois and I only nodded to each other in passing . I knew ; he knew I knew ; no explanations . On a later trip to Haiti , I learned that he had finally gotten his visa to the United ...
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... knew not what . There was a camaraderie in the glow of our oil lamps . We talked about President Kennedy . We talked about what would happen to us . The Red Cross doctor , who had received a good beating from his wife the night before ...
... knew not what . There was a camaraderie in the glow of our oil lamps . We talked about President Kennedy . We talked about what would happen to us . The Red Cross doctor , who had received a good beating from his wife the night before ...
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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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