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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Behind the circle of soldiers , the angry crowd . They wanted Tonton Paul ' s skin .
But Tonton Paul , a plumber by trade , was not just any Macoute . He was also the
mayor of Pétionville . I asked him why he was still at his headquarters .
Behind the circle of soldiers , the angry crowd . They wanted Tonton Paul ' s skin .
But Tonton Paul , a plumber by trade , was not just any Macoute . He was also the
mayor of Pétionville . I asked him why he was still at his headquarters .
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Some soldiers had cornered him that afternoon , by himself near the cemetery .
They stood him up against the graveyard wall , made him put his hands above
his head , and blew his arm off with their Uzis . I went downtown , finally , to buy ...
Some soldiers had cornered him that afternoon , by himself near the cemetery .
They stood him up against the graveyard wall , made him put his hands above
his head , and blew his arm off with their Uzis . I went downtown , finally , to buy ...
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In Port - de - Paix , the soldiers had removed their commander on charges of
corruption . In Côtes - de - Fer in the south , the people had set up a popular
tribunal and were judging former government employees , Tontons Macoute and
Army ...
In Port - de - Paix , the soldiers had removed their commander on charges of
corruption . In Côtes - de - Fer in the south , the people had set up a popular
tribunal and were judging former government employees , Tontons Macoute and
Army ...
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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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