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November 23, 2024 | History

A fictional account of actual happenings in the East concerning American diplomatic policy--a fiery indictment of the kind of American abroad who misrepresents America.

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Language
English
Pages
285

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Cover of: The Ugly American
The Ugly American
January 1, 1999, W. W. Norton & Company
in English
Cover of: The Ugly American
The Ugly American
1999, W. W. Norton & Company
in English
Cover of: The Ugly American
The Ugly American
1966-11, Fawcett Crest
in English
Cover of: The ugly American
The ugly American
1965, Norton
Hardcover in English - Norton lib. ed.
Cover of: The Ugly American
The Ugly American
1963-07, Fawcett Publications
Paperback in English
Cover of: The Ugly American
The Ugly American
1962, Fawcett Publications
in English
Cover of: The Ugly American
The Ugly American
1958, W. W. Norton & Company
in English
Cover of: The Ugly American
The Ugly American
1958, W. W. Norton & Company
Hardcover in English
Cover of: The ugly American
The ugly American
1958, Norton
Hardcover in English - [1st ed.]
Cover of: The ugly American
The ugly American
1958, Norton
Hardcover in English - [1st ed.]

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Classifications

Library of Congress
PS3562E3U3 1958, PZ4.L468 Ug, PZ4 .L468 Ug

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
285

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL39803554M
Internet Archive
uglyamerican0000will_g0a4
LCCN
58007388
OCLC/WorldCat
421929609, 287560

Work Description

This book is a fictionally written depiction of America^s failed foreign policy, tactics and blunders in a country depicted as an area similar to Viet Nam. The journalist author was entrenched in the region for several years as the French tried, without success, to exploit the area. Shortly thereafter the U.S. stepped in and, with typical American (monkeys in a watch shop fashion) enthusiasm, started the decimation of a people and their country. The story follows an American Ambassador as he wheels and deals his way into the hearts and pockets of the local elite whilst paying little notice to the pulse of a disgruntled rural populace allowing the Soviets to step in and sew the seeds of war.

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