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 298
A frightened gardien heard a noise , and discharged his revolver to scare off
whatever lurked in the night . A homeowner suspected that his place was
targeted ; he went out into the garden at midnight and shot off a few rounds from
his rifle ...
A frightened gardien heard a noise , and discharged his revolver to scare off
whatever lurked in the night . A homeowner suspected that his place was
targeted ; he went out into the garden at midnight and shot off a few rounds from
his rifle ...
Page 301
In fact , on Thanksgiving night , as we ate turkey on the terrace , the focus of the
night ' s violence was in our neighborhood , Carrefour Feuilles . At St . - Gérard
Church just up the hill , the liberation priest had been raising his congregation ' s
...
In fact , on Thanksgiving night , as we ate turkey on the terrace , the focus of the
night ' s violence was in our neighborhood , Carrefour Feuilles . At St . - Gérard
Church just up the hill , the liberation priest had been raising his congregation ' s
...
Page 307
Like so many others , like the candidates themselves , he had gone into hiding .
No one was home . Phones rang and rang , but no one picked up after seven at
night , even though you would learn later that they had been there , listening to
the ...
Like so many others , like the candidates themselves , he had gone into hiding .
No one was home . Phones rang and rang , but no one picked up after seven at
night , even though you would learn later that they had been there , listening to
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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