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Paul Dix: Eyewitness To Nicaragua

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Peace activist and photographer Paul Dix has compiled a new book called: Nicaragua: Surviving the Legacy of U.S. Policy. It is a 220-page bilingual photographic journey that began during the 1980s Contra War when Paul photographed hundreds of victims of the U.S.-sponsored conflict in Nicaragua. In 2002 Paul returned to the country to locate more than 100 of the people he had photographed during the war. This search became a 17-month odyssey full of detective work, long waits, dead ends, exha...