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American taboo : a murder in the Peace Corps / Philip Weiss.

Weiss, Philip, 1955- (Author). Gift in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps (Library of Congress) (Added Author).

Summary:

Relates the events surrounding the 1975 murder of Peace Corps volunteer Deborah Gardner, describing her stabbing death at the hands of an obsessed fellow volunteer, the organization's efforts to cover up the case, and the killer's escape from justice.

Record details

ISBN: 0060096861
ISBN: 9780060096861
Physical Description: viii, 369 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition
Publisher: New York : HarperCollins, [2004]
Copyright: ©2004

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-361).

Formatted Contents Note:

1 A Legend of the South Seas 1 -- 2 Tonga 16 8 -- 3 Swearing In 16 -- 4 Tonga Club 29 -- 5 Steilacoom 43 -- 6 Perfect Volunteer 48 -- 7 Stranded 61 -- 8 Dance at the Dateline 72 -- 9 Prayers in the Bedford Truck 81 -- 10 Search 92 -- 11 Tapu 102 -- 12 "Help Me Tell the Untold Story of the Murder of Deborah Gardner" 110 -- 13 Next of Kin 113 -- 14 Sendoff 126 -- 15 A Vision in the Cathedral 137 -- 16 Funerals 150 -- 17 Jail 163 -- 18 Extraterritoriality 178 -- 19 "A Flick of the Tip" 189 -- 20 Once Out, All Out 200 -- 21 Wayne's Appeal 209 -- 22 At Sea 215 -- 23 Tonga in the Dock 232 -- 24 Tevolo 246 -- 25 Verdict 257 -- 26 Privy Council 273 -- 27 Never-Never Land 285 -- 28 Earthquake 299 -- 29 American Taboo 308 -- 30 Condolence Calls 316 -- 31 End of the Legend 322 -- 32 Behind the Bricks 330 -- 33 Getting Away with It 340.