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Results for search term: bernard diederich
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Trujillo: The Death of the Dictator
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Diederich, Bernard
Subject: Caribbean
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On May 30, 1961, a hail of bullets ended the life of Generalissimo Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, known to his countrymen as “The Goat” for his many revolting excesses, after thirty-one years of brutal rule over the Dominican Republic.
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Papa Doc and the Tontons Macoutes
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Diederich, Bernard and Al Burt (foreword by Graham Greene)
Subject: Caribbean
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Originally published in 1970, this is the story of Haiti under the rule of Dr. François Duvalier. Bernard Diederich lived in Haiti for 14 years and had personal experience of the early Duvalier days and the period of Maloire’s rule. …
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Bon Papa: Haiti’s Golden Years
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Diederich, Bernard
Subject: Caribbean
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This is Haiti, pearl of the Antilles, during the presidency of General Paul E. (Bon Papa) Magloire (1950-56). It was an exciting time, when Haitians stood tall, and their country flourished, as reported in the pages of the Haiti Sun …
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Somoza and the Legacy of U.S. Involvement in Central America
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Diederich, Bernard
Subject: Caribbean, Latin America, Us History
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This engaging story of Nicaragua’s notorious tyrant is more than a biography. Solidly written for a general as well as scholarly audience, it paints a portrait of the man against a backdrop of Nicaragua’s political structure, social circumstance, and economic …
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1959: The Year That Inflamed the Caribbean
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Diederich, Bernard
Subject: Latin America, Caribbean
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Certain years are pivotal in global history, and one such year was 1959, from which this book takes its title. 1959 was indeed a historic year during which, among other historic events, Fidel Castro’s guerrilla war in Cuba toppled dictator …
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