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Biography & Autobiography Political

One Hundred Days in the Jungle

by (author) Shawn Ohler & Vicki Hall

Publisher
Key Porter Books
Initial publish date
Apr 2002
Category
Political
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781552632826
    Publish Date
    Apr 2002
    List Price
    $22.95

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On September 11, 1999, eight oil workers-seven Canadians and one American-in Ecuador on a routine mission to repair a stretch of corroded pipe for United Pipeline Systems were taken hostage by fifteen armed guerrillas. One hundred days later they finally emerged from the bush, emaciated and feverish. First published in 2000, 100 Days in the Jungle is now reissued with a new epilogue that tracks the fate of the eight kidnapped men and their captors. This reissue coincides with the release of the CTV movie of the same title. shawn ohler has worked as a reporter for four daily newspapers in Canada, including the National Post.He is a reporter for the Edmonton Journal, for which he covered this story, and lives in Edmonton with his wife and son. Vicki Hall, a reporter for the Edmonton Journal, covered this story from the day the men were kidnapped. She has worked as a reporter for three daily newspapers in Canada and now lives in Edmonton.

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