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Contents
A TEACHER TAKES POWER | 25 |
THE CLOUDS GATHER | 49 |
THE UNITED FRUIT COMPANY | 65 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala David Rockefeller Center series on Latin American studies, Harvard University Volume 4 of Series on Latin American Studies |
| Authors | Stephen C. Schlesinger, Stephen Kinzer |
| Edition | 2, illustrated, revised |
| Publisher | Harvard University, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, 2005 |
| Original from | University of Texas |
| Digitized | Jul 25, 2008 |
| ISBN | 067401930X, 9780674019300 |
| Length | 330 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Latin America / Central America |
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