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 55
He looked at the young men , who laughed . “ Well , let ' s say this : We ' ve been
trying for a long time to figure out the best way to send away this government .
Officially , my friends and I can ' t say that we ' ve been organizing against the ...
He looked at the young men , who laughed . “ Well , let ' s say this : We ' ve been
trying for a long time to figure out the best way to send away this government .
Officially , my friends and I can ' t say that we ' ve been organizing against the ...
Page 240
He laughed . “ No radio . “ Now , through books , the Church , his followers , he
reaches more and more people every day , perhaps not always in the purest form
, but at any rate , he reaches them . So that is certainly resurrection .
He laughed . “ No radio . “ Now , through books , the Church , his followers , he
reaches more and more people every day , perhaps not always in the purest form
, but at any rate , he reaches them . So that is certainly resurrection .
Page 404
He laughed . I kept thinking I had heard him before , but this was the first time I
had seen Baron . All Barons , like all Damballahs , talk in the same voice , no
matter whom they have possessed . “ Little girl , ” he continued , leering at her .
He laughed . I kept thinking I had heard him before , but this was the first time I
had seen Baron . All Barons , like all Damballahs , talk in the same voice , no
matter whom they have possessed . “ Little girl , ” he continued , leering at her .
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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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