{"product_id":"journey-to-the-heart-of-martin-almada-9781935925644","title":"Journey to the Heart of the Condor: Love, Loss, and Survival in a South American Dictatorship","description":"\u003cp\u003eEmily Creigh learned in November 1974 that she would spend the next two years and three months as a Peace Corps volunteer in Paraguay, a developing Latin American country with quaint customs and \"tranquil\" people.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn fact, terror reigned in the US-backed banana republic with its \"benevolent\" dictator, Alfredo Stroessner, who had held the country in a state of siege for twenty years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJust days after Emily learned of her assignment, Mart n Almada, doctor of education and director of a renowned school in Paraguay, became one of the first victims of Operation Condor, the US-backed secret accord among six Southern Cone countries in South America. Members of Operation Condor would go on to pursue and eliminate tens of thousands of \"subversives\" (i.e., opponents of the dictatorships) within each other's borders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJourney to the Heart of the Condor\u003c\/i\u003e is the true account of a Peace Corps volunteer and a dedicated teacher who shared the same ideals yet found themselves on opposite sides of a \"dirty war\" in South America. Based on her journals and letters, Emily's poignant, often humorous coming-of-age story unfolds against the backdrop of the regime's villainy, as related by Dr. Almada, now a renowned human rights defender.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Almada, Emily C. Creigh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1935925644\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781935925644\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peace Corps Writers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.93d","brand":"Martin Almada","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46383953281279,"sku":"9781935925644","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bb4f34c2-79ec-44a5-8859-be29ebb3f43e.jpg?v=1733282192","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/journey-to-the-heart-of-martin-almada-9781935925644","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}