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Can I read Bitter fruit : the untold story of the American coup in Guatemala on EtoBox?
Bitter fruit : the untold story of the American coup in Guatemala by Stephen C. Schlesinger, Stephen Kinser is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Bitter fruit : the untold story of the American coup in Guatemala about?
With an introduction by Harrison Salisbury and a new foreword for the 1990 edition, the authors have written a history which reads like a thriller, detailing the dirty tricks, the manipulation of public opinion, and the corrupt foreign policy which characterized U.S. involvement in Guatemala. They show that this covert action became a blueprint for later incursions by the U.S. into Central America.
Who reads Bitter fruit : the untold story of the American coup in Guatemala?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Stephen C. Schlesinger, Stephen Kinser
- Publisher
- Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor Books
- Published
- 1983
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780385183543
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Language Learning, Humanities
- Rating
- 4.8 / 5 (23 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala (rev. ed. 2005; lacks Afterword!) (2005)
- Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala, Revised and Expanded (David Rockefeller Center Series on Latin American Studies) (2005)
- Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala (Expanded Ed. 2005: Afterword, pp. 257-266!) (1982)
- Bitter Fruit -Revised & Expanded ((REV)05) by Schlesinger, Stephen - Kinzer, Stephen - Coatsworth, John H [Paperback (2005)] (1999)
- Bitter Fruit: The Untold Story of the American Coup in Guatemala (2005)
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