| The Killing of Sister McCormack: The Horrific True Story of the Execution of Sister Irene McCormack Contributor(s): Henderson, Anne (Author) |
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ISBN: 0732268532 ISBN-13: 9780732268534 Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers Australia Pty Ltd OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2002 Annotation: By May 1991, one of the world's most ruthless terrorist groups, the Shining Path, had left 30,000 known dead in its 10-year guerilla war against the Peruvian government. At dusk on May 21, 1991 in the Andean town of Huasahuasi, a silver-haired Australian woman became part of the horrifying death toll. Sister Irene McCormack, a Catholic nun, was executed after a mock trial that saw a young woman terrorist label her a Yankee Imperialist before firing a bullet at point-blank range into the back of her head. Anne Henderson goes beyond the headlines to ask what makes a woman leave the safety of Australia to travel to an impoverished village in rural Peru, and asks, just who exactly was Irene McCormack? |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws - True Crime |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.96" H x 5.2" W x 8.42" (0.85 lbs) 330 pages |
