"This book details the history, culture, geography, and government of Nicaragua."--Provided by publisher.

In 1926 a U.S.-backed Conservative government led by Adolfo Diaz assumed power in Nicaragua after civil war between the Liberals and Conservatives broke apart earlier Nicaraguan governments. Frustrated by U.S. interference, Liberal leader Bautista Sacasa, with Mexico's aid, established an alternate Liberal government in Nicaragua. In response, President Calvin Coolidge authorized the sale of arms to the Conservative government and sent in 2,000 marines...

This program follows the progress of women's rights and equal employment from the Contra war through the term of former president Violeta Chamorro. A former Sandinista fighter who lost a foot laying mines for the Contras wants the government to give her a job; a woman displaced from her job by men returning from the war objects; another whose daughter was murdered by the Somozist Guard wants justice. Dozens of others tell their stories, as Chamorro...

This program follows the progress of women's rights and equal employment from the Contra war through the term of former president Violeta Chamorro. A former Sandinista fighter who lost a foot laying mines for the Contras wants the government to give her a job; a woman displaced from her job by men returning from the war objects; another whose daughter was murdered by the Somozist Guard wants justice. Dozens of others tell their stories, as Chamorro...

Contras in Nicaragua

Simon Reeve begins this final episode the remote Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, a country facing monumental change with the construction of a new transoceanic waterway set to rival the Panama Canal. Reeve then travels to the Honduran island of Roatán, a haven for marine life and tourists - as well as for people fleeing unimaginable violence on mainland Honduras. He ends his Caribbean journey on the iconic island of Jamaica, discovering a country confronting...

"When Charlie's choices produce devastating consequences, he sets out to right wrongs, traveling to Central America where he will meet those who have paid for his actions. Will their encounter present Charlie with a way to seek the redemption he thought was impossible--and free his heart to love one woman as he never knew he could?"-- Provided by publisher. Charlie Finn had to grow up fast; highly intelligent, he earned a life-changing scholarship...