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Subject: Dominican Republic/Haiti
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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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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Caribbean: Sea of the New World
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Arciniegas, Germán
Subject: Caribbean
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This book is a new edition of the most beautifully written history of the Caribbean from the European discovery through the nineteenth century. Commonweal wrote of the 1946 edition, “Arciniegas has written a most informative and entertaining book…the student of …
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Dominican Cultures: The Making of a Caribbean Society
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Vega, Bernardo (translated by Christine Ayorinde)
Subject: Caribbean
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The Spanish brought their religion, language, values, and traditions to the island to form the cornerstone of Dominican culture. What is not as widely recognized is that a later influx of Germans, Irish, Italians, and Sephardic Jews from the Dutch …
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Libète: A Haiti Anthology
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Arthur, Charles and Michael Dash, editors
Subject: Caribbean
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Haiti’s dramatic history, pressing social problems, and rich culture make it one of the most fascinating nations in the Americas. This book aims to reflect some of Haiti’s extraordinary diversity through the best of writing. While many journalistic accounts are …
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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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The Dominican People: A Documentary History
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Sagás, Ernesto and Orlando Inoa
Subject: Caribbean
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The vanquished Taíno Indians, the Spanish conquistadors, rebellious slaves, common folk, foreign invaders, bloody dictators, gallant heroes, charismatic politicians, and committed rebels — all have left their distinct imprint on Dominican society and left behind printed records. Nevertheless, the five-hundred-year …
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