x, 353 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [315]-340) and index.
Summary
A true story of kidnapping, drug trafficking and communist revolutionaries tells the tale of defense contractors taken hostage after their plane crashed in a remote Colombian jungle, only to have their rescuers be sidetracked by the discovery of $20 million dollars.
Contents
Air America -- El Gordo -- Into the wild -- The great divide -- God's little gift -- Blade creep -- Three gringos -- The lion's den -- Bonfires -- Community chest -- The messenger -- Land of Oz -- Miracle fishing -- The round-up -- The eighth plague of Valledupar -- Joan of Arc -- The dirty thirty -- Fall guys -- The one who got away -- Sideshow Hugo -- The masked avenger -- Neck and neck -- Eyes on -- The unthinkable -- Checkmate -- Passports -- Epilogue: Living to tell the tale.
