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Page 86
... called him " Master Jones , " and the French executives called him " The Flying Dutchman " because of the speed with which he managed to fill labor quotas.60 As we said earlier , the French wished to hire more Jamaicans and fewer ...
... called him " Master Jones , " and the French executives called him " The Flying Dutchman " because of the speed with which he managed to fill labor quotas.60 As we said earlier , the French wished to hire more Jamaicans and fewer ...
Page 222
... called atten- tion to Bogota's close ties with the Vatican , to the filthiness of the canal zone , and to the degradation of the people , whom he called " stupid " and " slothful . " Again , Cromwell became the whipping boy , portrayed ...
... called atten- tion to Bogota's close ties with the Vatican , to the filthiness of the canal zone , and to the degradation of the people , whom he called " stupid " and " slothful . " Again , Cromwell became the whipping boy , portrayed ...
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... called the doyen of the consular corps , Federico Boyd , and announced that he was ready to resign . 56. Conversation between Mario Menocal and Antonio Anguizola , Jr. , June 1940 , and conversation with Gallegos and Arce . 57 ...
... called the doyen of the consular corps , Federico Boyd , and announced that he was ready to resign . 56. Conversation between Mario Menocal and Antonio Anguizola , Jr. , June 1940 , and conversation with Gallegos and Arce . 57 ...
Contents
BunauVarillas Last Campaigns | 299 |
Appendix 1 | 335 |
Appendix 3 | 349 |
Copyright | |
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