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Author:

Gonsalves, Marc.

Title:

Out of captivity : surviving 1,967 days in the Colombian jungle / Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell and Tom Howes with Gary Brozek.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

William Morrow,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

xx, 457 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Gonsalves, Marc--Captivity, 2003-2008.
Howes, Tom--Captivity, 2003-2008.
Stansell, Keith--Captivity, 2003-2008.
Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia.
Hostages--Colombia--21st century--Biography.
War--Protection of civilians--Colombia.
United States--Foreign relations--Colombia.
Colombia--Foreign relations--United States.

Other Authors:

Gonsalves, Marc.
Howes, Tom.
Stansell, Keith.
Brozek, Gary.

Contents:

Selected FARC guerrillas 2003-2008 -- A place to crash -- Choices and challenges -- Changes in altitude -- ℗Qui©♭n sabe? -- The transition -- Settling in -- Proof of life -- Caribe -- Broken bones and broken bonds -- Ruin and recovery -- Getting healthy -- Dead -- Running on empty -- Reunited -- The swamp -- Politics and pawns -- Fat Camp -- Freedom -- Homecoming.

Summary:

In "Out of Captivity," Gonsalves, Stansell, and Howes recount for the first time their amazing tale of survival, friendship, and, ultimately, rescue, tracing their five and a half years as hostages of the FARC--a Colombian terrorist and Marxist rebel organization.

ISBN:

9780061769528
0061769525

OCLC:

(OCoLC)294886406

Locations:

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