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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent, thorough history of the Haitian politics,
By Jim Henry (jhenry@amclub.com.hk (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Written in Blood (Paperback)
Having lived in Haiti for 5 months in 1996, I was quite eager to find this title. The author truly painted a vivid picture of a country that really grew on me. The early years from Columbus were very interesting as of course the last fifty years of this decade with the Duvaliers. Keen writing and explaination of voodoo was also appreciated in the appendix. A must read for anyone truly interested in the history of Haiti or the Caribbean nations.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Very comprehensive, but very tedious.,
By Jeffrey Cosnow whimseys@msn.com (Palm Harbor, Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Written in Blood (Paperback)
This is a "must read" for anyone who wants a complete, and relatively unbiased history of Haiti. However it suffers from a number of weaknesses. The one that would make reading much easier is to list the YEAR in which an event happened. The authors give a year and a month of an event, and then ten pages later state, "by September", not realizing that the reader has lost track of what year is being talked about. Second, there is no need to show off that the authors a fluent in French and Creole. It is distracting for anyone not really familiar with either language to figure out the little phrases the authors put in without translataion. Finally, one must keep in mind that the original author of this book was the senior U. S. Marine officer in Haiti during the time of Papa Doc (he was thrown out). As a result this book provides a very favorable review of the American occupation, and especially the role of the Marines.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ranks with Churchill, Gibbon and Maculay as Timeless Classic,
By Robert C. Parker (Miami, Florida United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Written in Blood (Paperback)
Very fair, with great detailed understanding of the convolutions of Haiti's tragic history. Glossary provides definitions of French and Creole terms. Photos and maps, along with a very helpful chronology .I've read Churchill, Gibbon and Maculay's histories and say this book belongs in their company. The compassion for the suffering peoples and the trenchant and bitting comments about the selfish and deluded men and women who usually gain power, is very easy to read and hard to put down. Living in Miami, having Haitian friends, I now understand why thse people are immagrants, and most of the Cubans who live here are "exiles"; eternal foreigners dreaming about a land with no Fidel. I also reccommend "Continental Drift", a novel about Haiti and the US, as well. Also a very good read. "Written In Blood" is a giant and great book that will leave you with one sure thing: congratulating yourself for reading it and your feeling anger at the poor leaders of Haiti, and compassion for the ordinary people who flee and those who remain.
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