Revolutions In Bolivia

Ypsilanti: Aventura Press, 1992. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. Original light grey cloth, black decoration front cover, black lettering front & spine. FINE condition, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no creased pages, clean. Original dust jacket is present in fine condition: no tears, no chips, no rubbing, complete. Book measures 223mm tall x 138mm, and has 184 pages, 43 b/w photos, 25 sketches, glossary. Includes descriptions of Hans Ertl, the Chacaltaya ski lodge, the high altitude physics laboratory. This makes fascinating reading for anyone interested in Bolivia and for those who have visited Bolivia. Hendel gives firsthand accounts of the 1946 revolution and massacre, ruthless politics and murders, the land reform of 1952, notorious Nazi Klaus Barbie who worked at Hendel's saw mill in Bolivia, the murder of Hans Ertl's daughter when she tried to kidnap Barbie, the Che Guevara execution, the disappearances in Argentina during the 1970s and the Bolivia connection, author's friends: Hans Ertl, french novelist Romain Gary, the famous archaeologist Arturo Posnansky, the coca economy of Bolivia, some of the author's earlier life in Austria including his releasing of a hot air balloon with a large anti-Nazi flag over a crowded stadium in Vienna, other anti-Nazi activity.