Dirty Secrets, Dirty War: The Exile of Robert J. Cox (Buenos Aires, Argentina: 1976-1983) (Hardcover)

~ David Cox (Author), Susan Kammeraad-Campbell (Editor), John M. Burbage (Editor)

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David Cox is the son of Robert J. Cox, former editor of the Buenos Aires Herald and one of the few journalists courageous enough to report on the many disappearances and horrific violence that took place during Argentina’s guerra sucia. David, 13 years old when his father and the rest of the family finally fled Argentina after years of close scrapes, here presents the memoir his father, writing in the foreword, admits that he still finds too painful to author himself. Punctuating his historical narrative of the escalating conflict with affectionate anecdotes about his large, tight-knit, and literary family, Cox the son wavers between nostalgia for the Buenos Aires of his childhood and flashbacks of the terrifying episodes that ultimately pressed the family to leave. But this book’s true focus is Cox the father, who emerges as an emblem of journalistic courage, suffering anxiety and asthma with silent tenacity while reporting on human-rights violations (and in some cases, causing the disappeared to be freed). An important primary source for Latin American history collections, this account is also sure to inspire budding journalists. --Brendan Driscoll

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... a riveting tale. --Publishers Weekly

A legendary figure. --BILL MONTALBANO, Miami Herald

We all in the Foreign Ministry thank you for being brave, for being honest, for speaking out when most of your colleagues remained silent. --FEDERICO MIRRE, Argentine Foreign Ministry, now Argentine Ambassador to the United Kingdom

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 244 pages
• Publisher: Evening Post Publishing Company with Joggling Board Press; 1st Edition Stated edition (December 10, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0981873502
• ISBN-13: 978-0981873503
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #551,588 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Dirty Secrets, Dirty War, July 7, 2009

By	Marta Insua "reading addict" (Miami, FL, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Concise, objective and entertaining account of a very dark period in Argentine history. A must read for anyone with an interest in understanding this very complex yet so appealing country. A first class journalistic job, and an homage to Robert Cox, an unrelenting and solitary fighter for freedom and the rule of law when we most needed someone like him.