The Gringo: A Memoir (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780988482272)

Within weeks of arriving as a volunteer in a remote corner of South America, Crawford got a lot more than he bargained for: a narrow escape from a kidnapping plot hatched by the people he was sent there to help. Then things only got stranger.

In his quest to find adventure, Crawford undertook a savage journey of danger, drugs, sex, and alarming illness. What resulted is The Gringo: one part literary tale of two lonely years in the Amazon jungle and one part gonzo-journalism account of life in the Peace Corps, an agency wandering aimlessly through the twenty-first century. Filled with sharp humor and eye-opening observations about the human condition, this is an unforgettable story that grabs the reader and doesn't let go.

Author: J. Grigsby Crawford
ISBN-10: 0988482274
ISBN-13: 9780988482272
Publisher: Wild Elephant Press
Language: English
Published: 12/11/2012
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.55d