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Rusty young is the author of the international bestseller marching powder. Thomas found himself in a strange world, the prison reflecting all that is bad about south america with society. The result is one of the most compelling prison stories of all time. He is coauthor with thomas mcfadden of the book marching powder. Click to read more about marching powder by rusty young. This book establishes that san pedro is not your average prison. They were looking for cocaine, which is what most visitors smuggled out of san pedro, and were slightly. Inevitably, marching powder recalls the nightmarish world of midnight express, but is sufficiently different in its own right to remain compelling. Marching powder is a good book not a great book, but a good book but it just seems a little farfetched and, theres no denying, a bit repetitive. Download marching powder ebook in epub, mobi and pdf.
Marching powder is the story of thomas mcfadden, a smalltime english drug smuggler who was arrested in bolivia and thrown inside the notorious san pedro prison. This book offers a truly insightful view of a world a million miles away, totally. Rusty young is the author of the international bestseller marching powder, the story of a british drugsmuggler who was incarcerated in bolivias notorious san pedro prison. Marching powder a true story of friendship, cocaine, and south americas strangest jail. San pedro is bolivias most famous prisonlittle drug dealer thomas mcfadden is inside. Rusty young is a commercelaw graduate from the university of new south wales, who has lived most of his life in sydney, australia. Rusty young is the author of the international bestseller marching powder, the true story of an english drugsmuggler in bolivias notorious san pedro prison.
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The book, described as a gripping expose of life inside and the current mustread on the gringo trail, was released in 2003 and became a bestseller and a cult classic, having sold over 600,000 copie. Buy a discounted paperback of marching powder online from australias leading online bookstore. Marching powder by young, rusty and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Rusty young born 1975 is an australianborn writer known for his book, marching powder published by pan macmillan australia in 2003, and based on real life experiences in a bolivian prison. Marching powder official site marching powder by rusty young. Rusty young was backpacking in south america when he heard. Thomas found himself in a bizarre world, the prison reflecting all that is wrong with south american society. Rusty young official site author of marching powder. Mosman backpacker rusty young was intrigued by a lonely planet entry about the worlds most bizarre tourist. Read marching powder a true story of a british drug smuggler in a bolivian jail by rusty young available from rakuten kobo.
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A true story of friendship, cocaine, and south americas strangest jail. Youngs account was written partly during a threemonth stay with the unfortunate mcfadden and reeks of authenticity. It is based on the true story of a britishtanzanian man, thomas. He found himself in a bizarre world, the prison reflecting all that is. Colombiano, from the author of marching powder by rusty young. Voted by his colleagues at law school as the most likely to end up in prison, he spent 4 months living in bolivias san pedro prison voluntarily to research his first book, marching powder, written with tanzanianborn uk inmate, thomas mcfadden. When rusty met thomas, they formed a surprising yet instant friendship and then became partners in an attempt to record thomass experiences in the jail.
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