Law of the jungle : the hunt for Colombian guerrillas, American hostages, and buried treasure / John Otis.
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TextPublication details: New York, NY : William Morrow, c2010.Description: x, 353 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780061671807
- Howes, Tom -- Captivity, 2003-2008
- Gonsalves, Marc -- Captivity, 2003-2008
- Stansell, Keith -- Captivity, 2003-2008
- Americans -- Colombia -- Caqueta -- Biography
- Hostages -- Colombia -- Caqueta -- Biography
- Hostage negotiations -- Colombia -- History -- 21st century
- Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia
- Guerrillas -- Colombia -- History -- 21st century
- Colombia -- Foreign relations -- United States
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Colombia
- Howes, Tom -- Secuestro -- 2003-2008
- Gonsalves, Marc -- Secuestro -- 2003-2008
- Stansell, Keith -- Secuestro -- 2003-2008
- Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia -- Actividades subversivas -- 2003-2008
- Estadounidenses -- Secuestro -- Colombia -- 2003-2008
- Negociación de rehenes -- Colombia -- 2003-2008
- Guerrillas -- Historia -- Colombia -- Siglo XX
- Secuestro -- Colombia -- Siglo XX
- Colombia -- Relaciones exteriores -- Estados Unidos
- 364.154
- HV 6604 O88l 2010
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| HV6604.C7 G216n 2008 News of a kidnapping / | HV 6604 C947 2007 Crónicas de secuestro : [historias del secuestro 1960-2007] / | HV 6604 J61s 2000 El secuestro : proceso, protección y rescate / | HV 6604 O88l 2010 Law of the jungle : the hunt for Colombian guerrillas, American hostages, and buried treasure / | HV 6604 P864 2008 Los potros de bárbaros atilas : la razón de los inamovibles del Presidente Uribe en el debate sobre el llamado "Acuerdo Humanitario" / | HV 6604 P965i 1996 Insurgencia sin revolución : la guerrilla en Colombia en una perspectiva comparada / | HV 6604 R696o 2005 Operación Fangio / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Truth be told, they were mostly in it for the money." On February 13, 2003, a plane carrying three American military contractors on a recon patrol crash-landed in the jungle-covered mountains of Colombia. Within minutes, FARC guerrillas swarmed the wreckage and killed the American pilot and a Colombian crew member as they tried to escape. The survivors--Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell, and Thomas Howes--were marched at gunpoint into the rain forest. For the next five years, they would live as hostages under the jungle canopy, facing starvation, fights with fellow hostages, and threats of execution. Veteran journalist Otis places the hostage story in its full context by exploring the inner workings of the FARC, the U.S.-backed war on drugs, and Colombia's efforts to free the rebel-held prisoners--offering a cautionary tale about the pursuit of fortune in one of the world's most dangerous places.--From publisher description.
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