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- In this second book in his <i>Haiti Sun</i> series, publisher Bernard Diederich examines Haiti's disastrous year of 1957 during which politicians, in their battle for the National Palace, brought their Caribbean country to the brink of collapse.</p> The struggle tore families and friends asunder, reared the ugly head of black-versus-mulatto racism-and opened the way for the Machiavellian tyrant, Dr. Francois Duvalier, to attain power. Left in the wake was a proud and creative people who would suffer post-traumatic stress, from Duvalierist dynastic rule, for the next nearly 30 years.</p> At the heart of this societal tragedy was the prize-Haiti's gleaming white National Palace. However, the elegant structure was more than a symbol of power and easily gotten gain. It was a powerful, insidious force that turned potential leaders into beasts and set them to killing each other and innocent citizens. With an ever-increasing population on a finite land surface, this island republic can no longer afford a diseased, dysfunctional political system. Rather, Haitians must work together to make their palace a museum of past errors.</p> In these pages the author, who witnessed and reported the events of 1957, dramatically sets forth the roots of this challenge.</p>
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780595441310
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- iUniverse, (12 June 2007)
- Number of Pages
- 196
- Weight
- 295 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 229 x 152 x 11 mm
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