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Golden Bones : An Extraordinary Journey from Hell in Cambodia to a New Life in America by Sichan Siv (2008, Hardcover)
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Young Sichan Siv–a target since he was a university graduate–was told by his mother to run and "never give up hope!". He spent months teaching English in a refugee camp in Thailand while regaining his strength, eventually Siv was allowed entry into the United States.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100061340685
ISBN-139780061340680
eBay Product ID (ePID)127383046
Product Key Features
Book TitleGolden Bones : an Extraordinary Journey from Hell in Cambodia to a New Life in America
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSociology / General, Political, American Government / General, International Relations / Diplomacy
Publication Year2008
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorSichan Siv
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.9 in
Item Weight21.2 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2007-050299
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal341.23/25092 B
SynopsisWhile the United States battled the Communists of North Vietnam in the 1960s and '70s, the neighbouring country of Cambodia was attacked from within by dictator Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. The Khmer Rouge imprisoned, enslaved, and murdered the educated and intellectual members of the population, resulting in the harrowing "killing fields"-rice paddies where the harvest yielded nothing but millions of skulls. Young Sichan Siv-a target since he was a university graduate-was told by his mother to run and "never give up hope!" Captured and put to work in a slave labor camp, Siv knew it was only a matter of time before he would be worked to death-or killed. With a daring escape from a logging truck and a desperate run for freedom through the jungle, including falling into a dreaded pungi pit, Siv finally came upon a colorfully dressed farmer who said, "Welcome to Thailand." He spent months teaching English in a refugee camp in Thailand while regaining his strength, eventually Siv was allowed entry into the United States. Upon his arrival in the U.S., Siv kept striving. Eventually rising to become a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Siv returned with great trepidation to the killing fields of Cambodia in 1992 as a senior representative of the U.S. government. It was an emotionally overwhelming visit., While the United States battled the Communists of North Vietnam in the 1960s and '70s, the neighbouring country of Cambodia was attacked from within by dictator Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. The Khmer Rouge imprisoned, enslaved, and murdered the educated and intellectual members of the population, resulting in the harrowing "killing fields"-rice paddies where the harvest yielded nothing but millions of skulls. Young Sichan Siv-a target since he was a university graduate-was told by his mother to run and "never give up hope " Captured and put to work in a slave labor camp, Siv knew it was only a matter of time before he would be worked to death-or killed. With a daring escape from a logging truck and a desperate run for freedom through the jungle, including falling into a dreaded pungi pit, Siv finally came upon a colorfully dressed farmer who said, "Welcome to Thailand." He spent months teaching English in a refugee camp in Thailand while regaining his strength, eventually Siv was allowed entry into the United States. Upon his arrival in the U.S., Siv kept striving. Eventually rising to become a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Siv returned with great trepidation to the killing fields of Cambodia in 1992 as a senior representative of the U.S. government. It was an emotionally overwhelming visit.
LC Classification NumberE840.8.S549A3 2008
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