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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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 ...
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 ...
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I was looking for my car or my guide or a place to buy a Pepsi . ... 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 money changer ' s head .
I was looking for my car or my guide or a place to buy a Pepsi . ... 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 money changer ' s head .
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Now they were going through the other cars , looking for Aristide . They mistook
Axel Martial , a young ... Definitely it was a space , it looked big enough to get
through , even though there was a ditch on that side . " A gauche ! ” he yelled at
the ...
Now they were going through the other cars , looking for Aristide . They mistook
Axel Martial , a young ... Definitely it was a space , it looked big enough to get
through , even though there was a ditch on that side . " A gauche ! ” he yelled at
the ...
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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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