The One Haitian - Hovey, Stan
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This book is a fictional story about the life of one Haitian man. His life is woven within the past backdrop of Haitian history and his contemporary backdrop of time between the early 1900s and the early 2000s. He is conceived between a U. S. marine and a Haitian woman, lives a time as a slave and has many struggles until he is given an exceptional opportunity to rise above abject poverty. The One Haitian in this story has adventures, loves and many bittersweet moments throughout his years, as he develops a unique backdrop for the future to be considered by all of us today. He, like ourselves,…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
This book is a fictional story about the life of one Haitian man. His life is woven within the past backdrop of Haitian history and his contemporary backdrop of time between the early 1900s and the early 2000s. He is conceived between a U. S. marine and a Haitian woman, lives a time as a slave and has many struggles until he is given an exceptional opportunity to rise above abject poverty. The One Haitian in this story has adventures, loves and many bittersweet moments throughout his years, as he develops a unique backdrop for the future to be considered by all of us today. He, like ourselves, was conditioned by various nurturing and natural experiences to shape his being.
Autorenporträt
Stan Hovey is a forester/environmentalist and mapping scientist/remote sensing who lived in Foret de Pin, Haiti during the 1940s. He has been returning to Haiti as a missioner for over a decade establishing small tree nurseries of about 10,000 seedlings and promoting environmental clubs at Haitian schools. He conducted a reforestation workshop for 30 Haitian agronomists in 2013 and hosted five forestry college students in Haiti during 2015 to build a number of tree nurseries. He continues to teach environmental subjects to Virginia K-12 students. He previously authored the book "Haitian Recollections and Haitian Returns" and lives in Urbanna, Virginia with his wife Sandra.