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 40
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 . A few dilapidated tap - taps passed by . I closed my eyes to
shut out ...
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 . A few dilapidated tap - taps passed by . I closed my eyes to
shut out ...
Page 44
The paint ran out before they finished . At noon , we stopped in St . - Marc , where
the night before a big crowd had gathered in the streets . Because Mardi Gras
was approaching , people were using the seasonal street celebrations , or ra -
ras ...
The paint ran out before they finished . At noon , we stopped in St . - Marc , where
the night before a big crowd had gathered in the streets . Because Mardi Gras
was approaching , people were using the seasonal street celebrations , or ra -
ras ...
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All up the street toward the mountains , all down the street toward the Army
headquarters , there was no one . The air was ... In the middle of the street , like a
pyre lit in sacrifice to the bicycle gods , thousands of ballots burned . You could
still ...
All up the street toward the mountains , all down the street toward the Army
headquarters , there was no one . The air was ... In the middle of the street , like a
pyre lit in sacrifice to the bicycle gods , thousands of ballots burned . You could
still ...
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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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