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03322cam a2200505 a 4500 001 8A6AD524253811DF9B7CADF9A7D7520A 003 SILO 005 20190815012642 008 090918s2010 nyuaf b 001 0deng 010 $a 2009039212 020 $a 0061671800 020 $a 9780061671807 035 $a (OCoLC)419856533 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d C#P $d BUR $d BWX $d YDXCP $d CDX $d VP@ $d JID $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- $a n-us--- 050 00 $a HV6604.C72 $b H696 2010 100 1 $a Otis, John. 245 1 $a Law of the jungle : $b the hunt for Colombian guerrillas, American hostages, and buried treasure / $c John Otis. 250 $a 1st ed. 260 $a New York, NY : $b William Morrow, $c c2010. 300 $a x, 353 p., [16] p. of plates : $b ill. ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "Truth be told, they were mostly in it for the money." On February 13, 2003, a plane carrying three American military contractors on a recon patrol crash-landed in the jungle-covered mountains of Colombia. Within minutes, FARC guerrillas swarmed the wreckage and killed the American pilot and a Colombian crew member as they tried to escape. The survivors--Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell, and Thomas Howes--were marched at gunpoint into the rain forest. For the next five years, they would live as hostages under the jungle canopy, facing starvation, fights with fellow hostages, and threats of execution. Veteran journalist Otis places the hostage story in its full context by exploring the inner workings of the FARC, the U.S.-backed war on drugs, and Colombia's efforts to free the rebel-held prisoners--offering a cautionary tale about the pursuit of fortune in one of the world's most dangerous places.--From publisher description. 505 0 $a Air America -- El Gordo -- Into the wild -- The great divide -- God's little gift -- Blade creep -- Three gringos -- The lion's den -- Bonfires -- Community chest -- The messenger -- Land of Oz -- Miracle fishing -- The round-up -- The eighth plague of Valledupar -- Joan of Arc -- The dirty thirty -- Fall guys -- The one who got away -- Sideshow Hugo -- The masked avenger -- Neck and neck -- Eyes on -- The unthinkable -- Checkmate -- Passports -- Epilogue: Living to tell the tale. 600 10 $a Howes, Tom $x Captivity, 2003-2008. 600 10 $a Gonsalves, Marc $x Captivity, 2003-2008. 600 10 $a Stansell, Keith $x Captivity, 2003-2008. 650 0 $a Americans $z CaquetaÌ $z CaquetaÌ $v Biography. 650 0 $a Hostages $z CaquetaÌ $z CaquetaÌ $v Biography. 650 0 $a Hostage negotiations $z Colombia $x History $y 21st century. 610 20 $a Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia. 650 0 $a Guerrillas $z Colombia $x History $y 21st century. 651 0 $a Colombia $x Foreign relations $z United States. 651 0 $a United States $x Foreign relations $z Colombia. 941 $a 8 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722023907.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20200528044328.0 952 $l HYAX325 $d 20180623024031.0 952 $l ZAPB232 $d 20160921052728.0 952 $l EKPC715 $d 20130321112147.0 952 $l D8PD522 $d 20110618015140.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20100624011559.0 952 $l S1PD771 $d 20100503145453.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8A6AD524253811DF9B7CADF9A7D7520A 994 $a 02 $b JIDInitiate Another SILO Locator Search