{"product_id":"the-little-breadwinner-lucia-mann-9780985603939","title":"The Little Breadwinner: War and Survival in the Salvadoran Heartland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinding Hope and Survival in The Midst of War\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFROM 1980 TO 1992, A TURBULENT CIVIL WAR ravaged the Central American state of El Salvador, claiming the lives of approximately 75,000 Salvadorans. \u003cem\u003eThe Little Breadwinner\u003c\/em\u003e is a story of tyrannized, frightened families-mostly poor peasants, indigenous peoples, and child farm workers-whose lives signified nothing to the military death squads.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucia Mann, who was in El Salvador at the time, recalls this vivid historical portrait of human rights violations during and after the \"dirty\" war between the military-led government and left-wing Farabundo Mart  National Liberation Front. This brutal conflict was backed politically, economically, and militarily by the United States with CIA involvement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout these pages, you will experience intense trials of courageous survival with unforgettable characters who yearn for peace, justice, and normalcy. One of the brave women you will meet is Estella Godwin Lozano (a Waorani tribe descendant of the Amazon rain forest), who suffered terribly before her brutal demise in Laredo, Texas in 2019. She was a \"little person\" who became traumatically affected by the abuse perpetrated by National Guard soldiers outside her pueblo home. She heroically joined the \u003cem\u003eSandinistas\u003c\/em\u003e (Cuban-backed guerillas) to seek revenge upon the villains of her country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR: \u003cbr\u003eLucia Mann, humanitarian and activist, was born in British colonial South Africa in the wake of World War II. She now resides in British Columbia, Canada. After retiring from freelance journalism in 1998, she wrote a four-book African series to give voice to those who have suffered and are suffering brutalities and captivity. \u003cem\u003eThe Little Breadwinner\u003c\/em\u003e is her seventh book that exposes accounts of both personal and social injustice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lucia Mann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0985603933\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780985603939\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aperion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.71d","brand":"Lucia Mann","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43943452672255,"sku":"9780985603939","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_3807816d-3404-4122-b0ec-a6fa0d99e9d8.jpg?v=1681498203","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-little-breadwinner-lucia-mann-9780985603939","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}