Bridge of Courage: Life Stories of the Guatemalan Companeros & Companeras

by Jennifer Harbury and Jennifer K. Harbury

Book Overview

From the Woman Who Blew the Lid Off the CIA--The Book Jennifer Harbury Wrote When She Met Her Husband. After carrying out multiple hunger strikes, in 1995 Jennifer Harbury forced the CIA to reveal... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156751068X
• ISBN13: 9781567510683
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Common Courage Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

The offensive truth

I met Mrs. Harbury once ago, right after the publication of this book. After former US President Clinton's official apologies for the US contribution to the repression in Guatemala, I felt nauseated and recalled passages from this book. Usually, the US establishment and its accomplice, the US mainstream media, need to create a hero out of common people. They disregard true heroes like Jennifer Harbury, whose courage transpires through this book. Overcoming literary styles she let the truth shine through every page, reflecting the lives... and deaths of so many Guatemalans struggling for a more just society.

good intro to guatemalan history

This book is a good introduction to what happened in guatemala. I do agree with another reviewer who felt that the author was a bit biased but by reading her story it is easy to understand why. It would be good to also read some other accounts to get a better overview. But some of the first-person accounts were so eye-opening. There is a great variety of experiences shared.

Very informative about the situation in Guatamala

If you want to understand what happened and is happening in Guatamala. Reading this book will change the way you think.

Amazing oral histories of the Guatemalan Companeros.

The oral histories will pull at your heart strings and make you look for ways to help the Mayans in Guatemala. The accounts have such vivid nighmare quality images, you will find it hard to put down. The introduction by Noam Chomsky is a little dry, but very helpful in letting the reader know what is really going on with the CIA and Guatemala. If you like this book, you should also look at "Searching for Everado", Harburry's second book about her search for her husband after he is captured by the Guatemalan military.

An excellent way to absorb history

As someone who has never been able to easily learn from typical history books, I found Bridge of Courage VERY easy to read. Best of all, I actually remember what I learned, and feel that I have a real concept of the life and predicament of the companeros. I have an incredible amount of respect for both the author and the story-tellers, and can't wait to read "Searching for Everardo".