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In the shadow of freedom

Paperback • 2010 • English

In the shadow of freedom: a heroic journey to liberation, manhood, and America

By Missamou, Tchicaya

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About the book

FROM POVERTY TO WEALTH, FROM AFRICA TO AMERICA, AND FROM CHILD SOLDIER TO U.S. MARINE Born into the Congolese wilderness, Tchicaya Missamou became a child soldier at age 11. As a horrific civil war loomed across his country, Tchicaya began using his militia connections to ferry jewels, cash, computers, and white diplomats out of the country. By 17, he was rich. By 18, he was a hunted man, his house destroyed, his family brutalized in front of him by his own militia. By 19, he’d left behind ever...Show more

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9781439116296

Publisher

Atria Books

Published year

2010

Language

English

Original title

In the shadow of freedom

Format

Paperback

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