The Rainy Season: Haiti Since DuvalierRecounting a series of personal journeys, each interwoven with scenes from Haiti's extraordinary past, the author brings to life the day-to-day realities of the politically turbulent country |
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One day in La Saline - a day so hot I had to wipe sweat out of my eyes and pull my hair back from my face — a few minutes after I had left Mimette wearing the lacy blue socks I had just given her , and dancing in the dirt , I ran across ...
One day in La Saline - a day so hot I had to wipe sweat out of my eyes and pull my hair back from my face — a few minutes after I had left Mimette wearing the lacy blue socks I had just given her , and dancing in the dirt , I ran across ...
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Even in places like the La Saline slum , where food aid is a vital part of everyday life , you would see graffiti on the walls that read : “ La Saline pa vle mange sinistre . ” La Saline does not want food aid . Gen.
Even in places like the La Saline slum , where food aid is a vital part of everyday life , you would see graffiti on the walls that read : “ La Saline pa vle mange sinistre . ” La Saline does not want food aid . Gen.
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Next , La Saline ; the slum was bigger then , before Dr. Duvalier had completed his housing project , Cité - Simone ( named after his wife and later renamed Cité Soleil after the Catholic station Radio Soleil ) , and razed part of La ...
Next , La Saline ; the slum was bigger then , before Dr. Duvalier had completed his housing project , Cité - Simone ( named after his wife and later renamed Cité Soleil after the Catholic station Radio Soleil ) , and razed part of La ...
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| Title | The Rainy Season: Haiti Since Duvalier A Touchstone Book |
| Author | Amy Wilentz |
| Publisher | Simon and Schuster, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 26 Sep 2008 |
| ISBN | 0671641867, 9780671641863 |
| Length | 427 pages |
| Subjects | › History / General |
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