At the Fall of Somoza (Pitt Latin American Series) - Hardcover

Pezzullo, Lawrence; Pezzullo, Ralph

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0822937565 ISBN 13: 9780822937562

Publisher: Univ of Pittsburgh Pr, 1994

Synopsis

A personal account of the overthrow of the Nicaraguan dictator by Lawrence Pezzullo, the newly-appointed ambassador of a US government that tried and failed to keep him in power against the anger of the Nicaraguan people. He tells of negotiating with the stubborn despot and the triumphant rebel Sandinistas, and wonders why the US was so concerned and so ineffectual. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

About this title

From Library Journal:

Few individuals could provide a more insightful view into the final days of Somoza's government in Nicaragua in 1979 than Lawrence Pezzullo, the U.S. ambassador. Unlike most authors who offer first-hand accounts, Pezzullo and his son Ralph tracked down other actors, high and low, interspersing their interpretations throughout. The wide-ranging interviews both strengthen and broaden Ambassador Pezzullo's account, providing a fitting complement to Bernard Diederich's Somoza, American-Made Dictator ( LJ 9/1/81) and Anthony Lake's Somoza Falling ( LJ 3/1/89). The authors' modest, forthright approach provides a readable, balanced narrative. Highly recommended.
- Roderic A. Camp, Latin American Ctr., Tulane Univ., New Orleans
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Univ of Pittsburgh Pr
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0822937565
• ISBN 13: 9780822937562
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 320