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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Page 171
We killed no one . Eventually , the crowd went away . That Aristide was here , too
. He is jealous of my power , my property . I saw his little Charade , the white car .
He is a san manman , a criminal . Vakabon , ” Max says , using another word in ...
We killed no one . Eventually , the crowd went away . That Aristide was here , too
. He is jealous of my power , my property . I saw his little Charade , the white car .
He is a san manman , a criminal . Vakabon , ” Max says , using another word in ...
Page 239
There they were , waiting for a king , and instead he was killed . They expected a
king and they got a martyr . Now in order to continue as a force they had to
believe that Jesus , their leader , was still a force . If the Army here killed me ,
killed ...
There they were , waiting for a king , and instead he was killed . They expected a
king and they got a martyr . Now in order to continue as a force they had to
believe that Jesus , their leader , was still a force . If the Army here killed me ,
killed ...
Page 312
Three men were killed , one shot by the side of his house , another shot as he hid
under his bed , another as he tried to flee into the back country . The invaders
burned down two houses , including the one where the electoral bureau
operated .
Three men were killed , one shot by the side of his house , another shot as he hid
under his bed , another as he tried to flee into the back country . The invaders
burned down two houses , including the one where the electoral bureau
operated .
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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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