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 116
A young man saunters forward and through the crowd , nudging the girl and her
mother away . He puts a heavy arm around Aristide ' s shoulders and another
over the priest ' s head , holding Aristide in a lock grip and cupping his ear .
A young man saunters forward and through the crowd , nudging the girl and her
mother away . He puts a heavy arm around Aristide ' s shoulders and another
over the priest ' s head , holding Aristide in a lock grip and cupping his ear .
Page 152
Many of the young men carry tape machines over their heads to record Aboudja '
s drumming . The dancers ' feet stir up dust from the dirt floor . The Senatorial
Candidate looks in on the crowd for a few minutes , shakes hands with some ...
Many of the young men carry tape machines over their heads to record Aboudja '
s drumming . The dancers ' feet stir up dust from the dirt floor . The Senatorial
Candidate looks in on the crowd for a few minutes , shakes hands with some ...
Page 357
In the background a young man was pouring tafia for the President and his men .
Schiller and his young friends encircled Namphy , put their arms around him .
JeanClaude , Colachatte , Ti Guito , Elysée , Ti Claude - many of these smiling ...
In the background a young man was pouring tafia for the President and his men .
Schiller and his young friends encircled Namphy , put their arms around him .
JeanClaude , Colachatte , Ti Guito , Elysée , Ti Claude - many of these smiling ...
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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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