false 18712586 1017660 331697 0813342686 9780813342689 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173815898m/331697.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173815898s/331697.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/331697.Revolution_in_Zanzibar_An_American_s_Cold_War_Tale 3.57 7 In the vivid, eyewitness tradition of The Bang Bang Club and The Skull beneath the Skin, Donald Petterson weaves an engrossing tale of human drama played out against a background of violence and horror. As the only American in Zanzibar throughout the revolution, Petterson reports with the inside authority of a highly placed diplomatic observer, illuminating how the current troubles in Zanzibar are rooted in the Cold War and the revolution of 1964.

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Coincidentally, I met the author, years before he wrote this. I visited Zimbabwe when he was the US Ambassador there and met him at the embassy.]]>