This book is dedicated to the reporters, photographers, and journalists I worked with as we tried to make sense out of the tragic times that came to define much of Central America, especially tiny, bludgeoned El Salvador in the 1980s. The wars that brought us together are forgotten now. So are the lessons they should have taught us. This book is a reminder of both. Peeling a This book is dedicated to the reporters, photographers, and journalists I worked with as we tried to make sense out of the tragic times that came to define much of Central America, especially tiny, bludgeoned El Salvador in the 1980s. The wars that brought us together are forgotten now. So are the lessons they should have taught us. This book is a reminder of both. Peeling away academia and officialdom from the conflict in El Salvador, presenting it as it fell on the backs of the Salvadoran people, the ones who somehow never really mattered in many official eyes, from whatever country those official eyes might have peered. These are snapshots of the underbelly of a largely forgotten war that has wound up on the scrapheap with equally forgotten conflicts. It is a ground’s eye view of that war and of what it did to the peasants, the soldiers, the school kids and union leaders, the shopkeepers, the fishermen and artisans, the parish priests, the everyday, unremarkable people who often wound up in unmarked graves, and also on the edit room floor.
El Salvador Could Be Like That: A Memoir of War and Journalism
This book is dedicated to the reporters, photographers, and journalists I worked with as we tried to make sense out of the tragic times that came to define much of Central America, especially tiny, bludgeoned El Salvador in the 1980s. The wars that brought us together are forgotten now. So are the lessons they should have taught us. This book is a reminder of both. Peeling a This book is dedicated to the reporters, photographers, and journalists I worked with as we tried to make sense out of the tragic times that came to define much of Central America, especially tiny, bludgeoned El Salvador in the 1980s. The wars that brought us together are forgotten now. So are the lessons they should have taught us. This book is a reminder of both. Peeling away academia and officialdom from the conflict in El Salvador, presenting it as it fell on the backs of the Salvadoran people, the ones who somehow never really mattered in many official eyes, from whatever country those official eyes might have peered. These are snapshots of the underbelly of a largely forgotten war that has wound up on the scrapheap with equally forgotten conflicts. It is a ground’s eye view of that war and of what it did to the peasants, the soldiers, the school kids and union leaders, the shopkeepers, the fishermen and artisans, the parish priests, the everyday, unremarkable people who often wound up in unmarked graves, and also on the edit room floor.
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Maggie Reed –
Astounding and, without a doubt, true. This was current events for me. Now it's history. Things they deny down there categorically, I remember reading about over and over in the less conservative rags in the US. And then there was the AP outlook. I followed it regularly. Nobody messed with those guys and their reporting. Joe was one of my favourites then, and this book proves he is still one of my favourites. Astounding and, without a doubt, true. This was current events for me. Now it's history. Things they deny down there categorically, I remember reading about over and over in the less conservative rags in the US. And then there was the AP outlook. I followed it regularly. Nobody messed with those guys and their reporting. Joe was one of my favourites then, and this book proves he is still one of my favourites.
Tyler Wright –
A needed perspective for someone living in El Salvador. Frazier writes with reverence and hope for the Funes led FMLN in 2012. I wonder what his response is now that Funes is hiding out with the Sandinistas in Nicaragua after fleeing due to corruption charges.
Sherrie Miranda –
Customer Review 4.0 out of 5 stars Story of a generous & thoughtful people even in times of war Reviewed By Sherrie Miranda on October 4, 2017 Format: Paperback|Verified Purchase I was disappointed that there wasn't more about Frazier's wife who was killed in El Salvador. I found her story to be very compelling. That said, any story about Salvadorans is always great. The Salvadoran people are generous, thoughtful & unique people; at least the poor and middle class are. If you plan to go to El Salvador, Customer Review 4.0 out of 5 stars Story of a generous & thoughtful people even in times of war Reviewed By Sherrie Miranda on October 4, 2017 Format: Paperback|Verified Purchase I was disappointed that there wasn't more about Frazier's wife who was killed in El Salvador. I found her story to be very compelling. That said, any story about Salvadorans is always great. The Salvadoran people are generous, thoughtful & unique people; at least the poor and middle class are. If you plan to go to El Salvador, make sure you read this first! Learn the story behind: Publish "Crimes and Impunity in New Orleans.” and help us meet our goal. @indiegogo https://igg.me/at/CrimesImpunityNOLAn... Sherrie Miranda’s historically based, coming of age, Adventure novel “Secrets & Lies in El Salvador” will be out en Español very soon! It is about an American girl in war-torn El Salvador: http://tinyurl.com/klxbt4y Her husband made a video for her novel. He wrote the song too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P11Ch... 😉
Gregory –
from http://weeksnotice.blogspot.com/2013/... Joseph B. Frazier's El Salvador Could Be Like That is a memoir by a former Associated Press reporter who covered the country during the civil war. Its value lay in Frazier's descriptions of the people and how both everyday life and politics functioned "on the ground," with what I think is a balanced voice, pointing out inconsistencies or outright lies on both sides (though of course the lion's share of the violence was perpetrated by the right). Some from http://weeksnotice.blogspot.com/2013/... Joseph B. Frazier's El Salvador Could Be Like That is a memoir by a former Associated Press reporter who covered the country during the civil war. Its value lay in Frazier's descriptions of the people and how both everyday life and politics functioned "on the ground," with what I think is a balanced voice, pointing out inconsistencies or outright lies on both sides (though of course the lion's share of the violence was perpetrated by the right). Some of it gruesome, and all of it is sad. It was no easy job for reporters, who were attacked and, of course, lied to. We gnawed through mountains of spin and did the best we could. There remained for a short time a 1950s-style naivete that told us if the U.S. government was telling us something, it must be true. The facts on the ground quickly educated us otherwise (p. 14). It is mostly chronological but tends to bounce around a bit (with funny additions like Surfer Bob, a guy from Florida who came to El Salvador for the surfing and then stayed). I noticed that Tim, who writes at Tim's El Salvador Blog, had recently reviewed it and thought the structure made it more important to have some background. I think that's true, but if you're interested in El Salvador and/or the era it's worth a look.
Juanna Oliva-holloway –
Having lived a traumatic childhood in El Salvador, this book brought back a lot of memories. It is written in a biographical point of view and it envelopes the readers with facts and graphic descriptions of violent events.
Kate –
Not knowing much about the Salvadoran Civil War, I picked this up to get a bit of background. I think it might be more interesting to people who either are familiar with the author's work as a journalist or who know more about the war to begin with. It was an interesting book, but many of the incidents described are difficult for me to place in proper context. The author does provide some history to anchor them, but his purpose isn't to teach you about the war. As a memoir, it works pretty well, Not knowing much about the Salvadoran Civil War, I picked this up to get a bit of background. I think it might be more interesting to people who either are familiar with the author's work as a journalist or who know more about the war to begin with. It was an interesting book, but many of the incidents described are difficult for me to place in proper context. The author does provide some history to anchor them, but his purpose isn't to teach you about the war. As a memoir, it works pretty well, but as a first book on the subject, it was a bit challenging to track at times. Anyway, based on the fabulous reviews from others, I'm guessing my three star review is probably due my failings rather than of the book, but since I can't tell, three stars it is.
Jessica –
Very poorly written and barely edited. It was difficult to get through all the typos, and the smug/flippant commentary of the author about such sad topics was almost unbearable.
Jemera Rone –
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