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Trujillo: The Death of the Dictator
	Diederich, Bernard Subject: Caribbean	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. This book … More Information

Somoza and the Legacy of U.S. Involvement in Central America
	Diederich, Bernard Subject: Caribbean, Latin America, Us History	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 … More Information

The Price of Blood: History of Repression and Rebellion in Haiti Under Dr. François Duvalier, 1957–1962
	Diederich, Bernard Subject: Caribbean	This is the terrifying history of how Dr. François “Papa Doc” Duvalier used terrorism to reach power, and how he institutionalized terrorism as a weapon of the State. The book reports in detail the stories of the many unsuccessful attempts … More Information

Papa Doc and the Tontons Macoutes
	Diederich, Bernard and Al Burt (foreword by Graham Greene) Subject: Caribbean	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. … More Information

The Murderers Among Us: History of Repression and Rebellion in Haiti Under Dr. François Duvalier, 1962–1971
	Diederich, Bernard Subject: Caribbean	François “Papa Doc” Duvalier’s hold on power in Haiti, initially tenuous, grew stronger as American confrontations with Cuba under President Kennedy fostered a fear that Communism could sweep Haiti if “Papa Doc” were ousted. Nonetheless, several groups of daring rebels … More Information

Bon Papa: Haiti’s Golden Years
	Diederich, Bernard Subject: Caribbean	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 … More Information

1959: The Year That Inflamed the Caribbean
	Diederich, Bernard Subject: Latin America, Caribbean	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 … More Information