| Description |
285 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Chile's allure -- Roads to the revolution. Charlie and Joyce ; Frank ; Living the "Chilean process" ; New York ; The coup ; Valparaiso ; Vicuña Mackenna -- The search. Missing ; The embassy ; Investigations ; Distract and deceive ; Mr. Horman goes to Chile ; Disappeared in plain sight -- Unraveling the truth. The making of "The man who knew too much" ; How and why ; Scenario for a movie ; A trial in Chile -- Conclusions. The U.S. role ; Leads not followed. |
| Summary |
"In 1972 two idealistic young Americans, Charles Horman and Frank Teruggi, arrived in Chile to participate in President Salvador Allende's socialist and democratic revolution. A year later they were secretly executed as Chile's military, with U.S. backing, deposed Allende. Following a sham investigation and cover-up, a Chilean defector leveled a stunning but ultimately false accusation: a CIA agent was in the room when one of the killings was ordered. The defector's tale inspired the acclaimed 1982 film Missing and established U.S. involvement as the accepted narrative. But Chile in Their Hearts exposes the tale as a fabrication and leads us to a more intriguing reality. This book will force readers to rethink what they thought they knew about this infamous case. Renowned investigative journalist John Dinges scoured U.S. and Chilean archives and interviewed new witnesses to reveal the true story of the killings and the compelling adventure of the two Americans' lives against the backdrop of U.S. intervention in Chile"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Horman, Charles, 1942-1973.
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Teruggi, Frank, 1949-1973.
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Murder victims -- Chile -- Biography.
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Political prisoners -- Chile -- Biography.
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Americans -- Chile -- Death.
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Journalists -- United States -- Biography.
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Targeted killing -- Chile -- History -- 20th century.
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Chile -- History -- Coup d'état, 1973.
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Chile -- Relations -- United States.
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United States -- Relations -- Chile.
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| Added Title |
Untold story of two Americans who went missing after the coup |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Dinges, John, 1941- Chile in their hearts Oakland : University of California Press, 2025 9780520413207 (DLC) 2024047426 |
| ISBN |
9780520413184 hardcover |
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0520413180 hardcover |
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9780520413191 paperback |
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0520413199 paperback |
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9780520413207 electronic book |
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