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Before Nelson Mandela and a free South Africa can rise, Portugal’s colonial empire in Southern Africa must fall. From humble beginnings, two young men—one Southern African, the other African American—meet at the nexus between the burgeoning U.S. student movement and Africa's fight against... read more

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Two young men—one Southern African, the other African American—follow widely divergent paths but find themselves fighting for personal and social freedom. They eventually meet in the U.S. where they join a race against time to defeat a colonial plot that threatens Southern Africa's liberation... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Two young men—one Southern African, the other African American—follow widely divergent paths but find themselves fighting for personal and social freedom. They eventually meet in the U.S. where they join a race against time to defeat a colonial plot that threatens Southern Africa's liberation movements, and find they must fight for their own lives just as the African struggle reaches its startling climax.

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  • “You cannot buy our leaders and then sell that to us as freedom.”
    Marcos Nascimento

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Andreu Chapepa scanned the horizon to the north through his field glasses, peering across the palm-frond canopy of the rain forest that covered nearly everything before him. He was looking for signs of trouble.

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  1. Malik Stan Reaves (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Malik Stan Reaves
Country: United States
Publication Date: November 4, 2012
ISBN: 9781301755967
Page Count: 119167 words

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Reading Level: Young Adults

This book is free of profanity or sexual references, though some of its concepts and references may be challenging for adolescents.

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