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 30
Her boyfriend looked up, startled. He was apparently not Danny. "Well, you
should be careful," said Harry, mellowing for a second. "It's wild up there,
especially along the main road. On the way back down from the Cap we had to
pass through ...
Her boyfriend looked up, startled. He was apparently not Danny. "Well, you
should be careful," said Harry, mellowing for a second. "It's wild up there,
especially along the main road. On the way back down from the Cap we had to
pass through ...
Page 40
I looked woefully at a money changer who was sitting on the corner. "Dollars?" he
suggested. The pink corrugated security gate behind him suddenly looked
inviting in the shade, and I leaned up against it, staring out into the street over the
...
I looked woefully at a money changer who was sitting on the corner. "Dollars?" he
suggested. The pink corrugated security gate behind him suddenly looked
inviting in the shade, and I leaned up against it, staring out into the street over the
...
Page 187
She looked cool for once, as though the fever had abated. She let her head loll to
one side, staring up at the sky through the mapou's leaves. Sisi pointed at her. "
She's lost," Sisi said. Lucy turned her head away and was sick. Sisi grabbed a ...
She looked cool for once, as though the fever had abated. She let her head loll to
one side, staring up at the sky through the mapou's leaves. Sisi pointed at her. "
She's lost," Sisi said. Lucy turned her head away and was sick. Sisi grabbed a ...
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| Title | The rainy season: Haiti since Duvalier |
| 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 Political Science / General Social Science / Sociology / General |
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