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Marching Powder is the story of Thomas McFadden, a small-time English drug smuggler who was arrested in Bolivia and thrown inside the notorious San Pedro prison.
He found himself in a bizarre world, the prison reflecting all that is wrong with South American society. Prisoners have to pay an entrance fee and buy their own cells (the alternative is to sleep outside and die of exposure), prisoners' wives and children often live inside too, high quality cocaine is manufactured and sold from the prison.
Thomas ended up making a living by giving backpackers tours of the prison - he became a fixture on the backpacking circuit and was named in the Lonely Planet guide to Bolivia. When he was told that for a bribe of $5000 his sentence could be overturned, it was the many backpackers who'd passed through who sent him the money. Sometimes shocking, sometimes funny, Marching Powder is an always riveting story of survival.
About the Author
Rusty Young is an Australian lawyer who met Thomas McFadden on a tour of San Pedro. He was so impressed by him that he stayed there (voluntarily) for three months in order to write his story. Thomas McFadden is now a free man, living in London.
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I really enjoyed this book. It takes you on a bit of an emotional journey. Very eye opening.
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I started reading this book and it was a mates so I did not expect to finish.
I had to buy it so I would finish it. I was captivated by a few chapters in. I wanted to know about Thomas Mc Fadden and reading about him and his experience was so much fun.
The whole book turned out to be a crazy experience I did not expect!
I finished the bookand could think back on it all with a smile.
It was funny, exciting and sad!
Just a great read!
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ISBN: 9780330419581
ISBN-10: 0330419587
Audience:
General
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 371
Published: 2nd July 2004
Dimensions (cm): 19.7 x 13.0
x 2.5
Weight (kg): 0.298
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