Finding Freedom in Panama
Author: William E. Wilbur
Publisher:
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9781883928346
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Six Minutes To Freedom
Author: Kurt Muse
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Published: 2012-03-01
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 0806536055
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDear President Bush, My name is Kimberly Anne Muse. I am writing this letter not for me but for my father, Kurt Frederick Muse. As you should know by now, he is a political prisoner in Panama. . .. Born in the United States and raised in Panama, Kurt Muse grew up with a deep love for his adopted country. But the crushing regime of General Manuel Noriega in the late 1980s threatened his, and a nation's, freedom. A nightmare of murder and unexplained disappearances compelled Kurt and a few trusted friends to begin a clandestine radio campaign, urging the people of Panama to rise up for their basic human rights. Six Minutes to Freedom is the remarkable tale of Kurt Muse's arrest and harrowing months of imprisonment; his eyewitness accounts of torture; and the plight of his family as they fled for their lives. It is also the heart-pounding account of the only American civilian ever rescued by the elite Delta Force. Timelier than ever, this is a thrilling and highly personal narrative about one man's courage and dedication to his beliefs. "A cliffhanger drama of survival against all odds." --Jeffery Deaver "A dramatic portrayal of idealism, courage, integrity, and fortitude." --John Douglas and Mark Olshaker "A must-read for anyone interested in how Delta Force operates." --John Weisman "Harrowing, entertaining, inspiring, and very, very readable." --Col. Lee A. Van Arsdale, U.S. Army Special Forces (Ret) "A thrilling chronicle that puts a human face on unspeakable actions." --Continental magazine A Featured Alternate of the Military Book Club
Emperors in the Jungle
Author: John Lindsay-Poland
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 2003-02-11
Total Pages: 279
ISBN-13: 0822384604
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEmperors in the Jungle is an exposé of key episodes in the military involvement of the United States in Panama. Investigative journalism at its best, this book reveals how U.S. ideas about taming tropical jungles and people, combined with commercial and military objectives, shaped more than a century of intervention and environmental engineering in a small, strategically located nation. Whether uncovering the U.S. Army’s decades-long program of chemical weapons tests in Panama or recounting the invasion in December 1989 which was the U.S. military’s twentieth intervention in Panama since 1856, John Lindsay-Poland vividly portrays the extent and costs of U.S. involvement. Analyzing new evidence gathered through interviews, archival research, and Freedom of Information Act requests, Lindsay-Poland discloses the hidden history of U.S.–Panama relations, including the human and environmental toll of the massive canal building project from 1904 to 1914. In stunning detail he describes secret chemical weapons tests—of toxins including nerve agent and Agent Orange—as well as plans developed in the 1960s to use nuclear blasts to create a second canal in Panama. He chronicles sustained efforts by Panamanians and international environmental groups to hold the United States responsible for the disposal of the tens of thousands of explosives it left undetonated on the land it turned over to Panama in 1999. In the context of a relationship increasingly driven by the U.S. antidrug campaigns, Lindsay-Poland reports on the myriad issues that surrounded Panama’s takeover of the canal in accordance with the 1977 Panama Canal Treaty, and he assesses the future prospects for the Panamanian people, land, and canal area. Bringing to light historical legacies unknown to most U.S. citizens or even to many Panamanians, Emperors in the Jungle is a major contribution toward a new, more open relationship between Panama and the United States.
Finding Freedom
Author: Omid Scobie
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2020-08-11
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 0063046121
DOWNLOAD EBOOKINSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The first, epic and true story of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s life together, finally revealing why they chose to pursue a more independent path and the reasons behind their unprecedented decision to step away from their royal lives, from two top royal reporters who have been behind the scenes since the couple first met. Finding Freedom is complete with full color photographs from Harry and Meghan’s courtship, wedding, Archie’s milestones, and many more unforgettable moments. When news of the budding romance between a beloved English prince and an American actress broke, it captured the world’s attention and sparked an international media frenzy. But while the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have continued to make headlines—from their engagement, wedding, and birth of their son Archie to their unprecedented decision to step back from their royal lives—few know the true story of Harry and Meghan. For the very first time, Finding Freedom goes beyond the headlines to reveal unknown details of Harry and Meghan’s life together, dispelling the many rumors and misconceptions that plague the couple on both sides of the pond. As members of the select group of reporters that cover the British Royal Family and their engagements, Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand have witnessed the young couple’s lives as few outsiders can. With unique access and written with the participation of those closest to the couple, Finding Freedom is an honest, up-close, and disarming portrait of a confident, influential, and forward-thinking couple who are unafraid to break with tradition, determined to create a new path away from the spotlight, and dedicated to building a humanitarian legacy that will make a profound difference in the world.
Finding Freedom
Author: John Harmon McElroy
Publisher:
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSeeking to determine precisely what it means to be an American, John Harmon McElroy compares the cultural history of the United States with the cultural histories of Brazil, Canada, Europe, and Spanish America. McElroy demonstrates that American culture is the least European of the four continental cultures developed after 1492. He believes the essential variance stems from the fact that the United States is populated by people and their descendants who chose the United States as home. In contrast, because immigration to Canada, Brazil, and South America was controlled by the European governments, they reflect a stronger European cultural outlook and orientation than the United States.
Borderland on the Isthmus
Author: Michael E. Donoghue
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 2014-04-23
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13: 0822376679
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe construction, maintenance, and defense of the Panama Canal brought Panamanians, U.S. soldiers and civilians, West Indians, Asians, and Latin Americans into close, even intimate, contact. In this lively and provocative social history, Michael E. Donoghue positions the Panama Canal Zone as an imperial borderland where U.S. power, culture, and ideology were projected and contested. Highlighting race as both an overt and underlying force that shaped life in and beyond the Zone, Donoghue details how local traditions and colonial policies interacted and frequently clashed. Panamanians responded to U.S. occupation with proclamations, protests, and everyday forms of resistance and acquiescence. Although U.S. "Zonians" and military personnel stigmatized Panamanians as racial inferiors, they also sought them out for service labor, contraband, sexual pleasure, and marriage. The Canal Zone, he concludes, reproduced classic colonial hierarchies of race, national identity, and gender, establishing a model for other U.S. bases and imperial outposts around the globe.
Goodbye Office, Hello World! Find Freedom, Work From Anywhere and Travel the World
Author: Tim Roberts
Publisher: Tim Roberts - Killer Copy
Published: 2022-10-19
Total Pages: 78
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“You don’t have to follow the path set by others. With Tim’s help, you can create the life of adventure you deserve. This book will show you the way, but you’ll have to take the first step. The world is waiting." Jeff Goins, bestselling author of The Art of Work "If your goal is to explore the world while working, learning & growing, this book is essential reading." Robert Gerrish, Founder of Flying Solo, Author of 'The 1 - Minute Commute', presenter & podcaster. In the new “work from anywhere” economy, today’s workforce demands more flexibility, freedom, and financial stability. The combination of technology and the roll-on effects of the pandemic has shifted the power from the corporation to the individual. If you can’t get the outcome you desire, you need to acquire the right freelance and digital skills so you can. This book shows you how. In just a few years, Tim went from working a dead-end full-time office job to becoming location independent, all self-taught online for little money. As a result, he gained newfound freedom and zest for life. Becoming a digital nomad meant Tim could travel the world sustainably and swap the office for the shade of a palm tree, but he couldn’t have done it without assistance from the gig and sharing economies. Written in an honest, down-to-earth style, Goodbye Office, Hello World! empowers you to gain better work/lifestyle balance & integration by becoming location independent and free to travel the world. You only live once... so start living! Goodbye Office, Hello World teaches you: How to be a digital nomad with no skills by leveraging the gig economy How to find freedom as a location-independent freelancer online All the countries offering a digital nomad visa How to develop the right mindset and overcome imposter syndrome How to work remotely like a pro and travel the world How to use the sharing economy and reward points to sustain travel How to land that perfect “work from anywhere” job The role of cryptocurrency in the future of work, freelancing, and nomad life And a whole lot more! You're only one decision away from altering the course of your life for the better. Let reading this book be that decision.
The Panama Canal
Author: Jon T. Hoffman
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 112
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis pamphlet describes the critical role of Army officers who defied the odds and saw this immense project through to completion. They included Col. William C. Gorgas, who supervised the medical effort that saved countless lives and made it possible for the labor force to do its job; Col. George W. Goethals, who oversaw the final design of the canal and its construction and, equally important, motivated his workers to complete the herculean task ahead of schedule; and many other officers who headed up the project's subordinate construction commands and rebuilt the Panama railroad, a key component of the venture. In just seven years, these soldiers, thousands of fellow Americans, and tens of thousands of workers from around the world turned the dream of an isthmian canal into reality. Their success immediately ranked among the greatest peacetime feats of the Army and the nation, and it remains so to this day.
Panama Canal Treaties
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Separation of Powers
Publisher:
Published: 1978
Total Pages: 2352
ISBN-13:
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