Papa Doc--Haiti and its dictator - Softcover

Bernard Diederich

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140034587 ISBN 13: 9780140034585

Publisher: Penguin, 1972

Synopsis

Originally published in 1970. The story of Haiti under the rule of Dr Frances Duvalier. Diederich lived in Haiti for fourteen years and had personal experience of the early Duvalier days and the period of Maloire's rule. Exposes the evil of Duvalier's rule and the tale of how Duvalier undid US policy.

About this title

About the Author

Bernard Diederich was a correspondent for Time magazine, covering Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. He has also written two other biographies of Latin American dictators.Al Burt was the longtime Latin America editor of the Miami Herald.

Review

"A detailed expose of the evil incarnate in Duvalier's rule... Shakedowns of foreign businessmen, and their governments, are shown to be commonplace... Torture... sometimes directed by the dictator himself... emerges as the cement to hold the police state together... The frustrating counterpoint to this terror story is the tale of how Duvalier has undone United States policy and humiliated Washington." - Washington Post "A truly revealing book." - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1972
• ISBN 10: 0140034587
• ISBN 13: 9780140034585
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 424