The good American the epic life of Bob Gersony, the U.S. Government's greatest humanitarian

"The Good American is a story about courage, intense loneliness, and the State Department's golden age during the late Cold War and post-Cold War. It is also a celebration of ground level reporting and getting a worm's eye view of crisis zones. Robert Gersony, a high-school dropout later awarded a b...

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Main Author: Kaplan, Robert D., 1952- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [2021]
Edition:First edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Vietnam, 1966-1969
  • Guatemala, 1970-1977
  • Domenica, El Salvador, and South America, 1979-1983
  • Uganda, Luwero Triangle, 1984
  • South China Sea, 1984-1985
  • Sudan and Chad, 1985
  • Honduras, 1985-1986
  • Mozambique, 1987-1988
  • Ethiopia and Somalia, 1989
  • Liberia by Way of Nicaraqua, 1990-1993
  • Rwanda, 1994
  • Gaza and the West Bank, 1995
  • Bosnia, 1995-1996
  • Northern Uganda by Way of Nicaraqua, 1996-1997
  • From El Salvador to Ecuador and Colombia, by Way of Africa, 1997-2002 and 2008-2009
  • North Korea, 2002
  • Nepal, 2003
  • Micronesia by Way of Iraq, 2003-2008
  • Northern Mexico by Way of Central America, 2010-2013.