Word: nicaragua
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Seen through the eyes of a liberal white American, Made in Managua is a memoir of Maushard's nonchalant exploration of Nicaragua at the end of its civil war. The book does not attempt to relate the experiences of the war-torn citizens of Managua, but Maushard does succeed within his limited scope--he gives a superb fresh-out-of-college journalist's depiction of his jaunt through North America's most bitter war zone...
...southern Mexico. His $900 already wearing thin, Maushard makes a valuable friendship with a Nicaraguan franchise operator, Donald, who helps him to the Nicaraguan border. The acquaintance really pays off when this wealthy merchant provides Maushard with the food, shelter and information he needs to survive in Nicaragua's capital city...
Maushard originally set out for Central America as a freelance journalist to cover the announcement of the Arias Peace Plan in Managua. While this pedestrian premise may disappoint Hemingway idealists and leave Michener mavericks unsatisfied, the book gives a surprisingly novel and realistic perspective of Nicaragua--albeit from the viewpoint of a privileged, aging hippie...
Made in Managua offers a simple, contemporary account of a single American's brief encounter with the tumult of Central American politics. Maushard effectively provides us with an unpolished, but rewarding portrait of Nicaragua. Although his brief account is not particularly insightful, it paints a memorable picture of something most Americans will never know...
...communism. In the immediate postwar years, we implemented a two-pronged strategy to blunt Moscow's main thrust in Europe, using military power to deter aggression and economic power through the Marshall Plan to counter the communist ideological challenge. We later beat back Soviet salients in Korea, the Philippines, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Angola, Afghanistan and elsewhere...