xi, 359 pages : illustrations, map (on lining papers), portraits ; 21 cm.
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Contents
The government of Gabon -- Gabon: rain forest equatorial Africa -- The setting in which the United States opened its embassy -- An American ambassador in a new country -- American interests and roots in Gabon -- Aid -- The Peace Corps -- The deteriorating situation -- The Coup d'État, February 18-20, 1964 -- The seamy side of grandeur -- A long way from Lafayette -- Epilogue.
