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Uncivilized beasts and shameless hellions: travels with an NPR correspondent

John F. Burnett
Resource Type:
Book (Print/Paper)
Publication:
[Emmaus, Pa.] : Rodale, [2006]
Distribution:
[Emmaus, Pa.] : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck
Copyright:
©2006
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Summary:
John Burnett recounts the experiences that have shaped his career as a National Public Radio correspondent, describing his impressions of the Davidian standoff in Waco, the Kosovo conflict, the guerrilla wars in Central America, the U.S. invasion of Iraq, and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Table of Contents:
  • Katrina: the big one
  • Under the dragon's wing in Iraq
  • Showdown at Waco
  • Guatemala: club sandwich of fear
  • Kosovo: fields of nightmares
  • Pakistan: beasts and hellions
  • Afghanistan: men with guns
  • The death house chaplain
  • The bull killer
  • The human farmer
  • The leaf player of Mexico city.
Author/Creator:
Burnett, John F.
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Main Work:
Uncivilized beasts and shameless hellions: travels with an NPR correspondent [by Burnett, J.F.]
Subjects:
Burnett, John F.
Radio journalists — United States — Biography
Radio journalists
United States
Genres:
Biographies
Physical Description:
xv, 239 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Call Numbers:
PN4874.B843 A3 2006
ISBNs:
1594863040 (hardcover)
9781594863042 (hardcover)
Library of Congress Control Numbers:
2006018443
OCLC Numbers:
69992461