Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw
A Biography, History, Crime book. His only cause, ultimately, was himself. Mark Bowden, Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest...
Killing Pablo is the inside story of the brutal rise and violent fall of the Colombian cocaine cartel kingpin, whose criminal empire held a nation of thirty million hostage--a reign of terror that would end only with his death. In an intense, up-close account, award-winning journalist Mark Bowden exposes the never-before-revealed details of how U.S. operatives led the sixteen-month manhunt.
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Sometimes the fate of an entire nation can hinge on the integrity of one man. Mark Bowden, Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw // His only cause, ultimately, was himself. Mark Bowden, Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw // General Maza, the survivor of two grotesque assassination attempts, put it bluntly: 'This country won't be put right as long as Escobar is alive. Mark Bowden, Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw //
This book is gripping! Its about two stories one is the rise of cocaine in Colombia, and Pablo Escobars role in it, and the second is the manhunt for Escobar after he escapes from prison in 1992. The Colombian cocaine story is an amazing one it starts in the late 1970s and witnesses the transformation of Colombia into a narco-state... This well told, if a bit over-told, story of Pablo Escobar, the man who held a country of 27 million hostage, raises interesting questions for those of us living in post 9-11 times. On the one-hand, the author makes very clear that this wanna-be Latin Robin Hood, who built apartments and soccer stadiums for the poor with his $5-$10... I learned a lot about modern Columbian history from this book. From page 1 this book was a page turner. The first half of the book focused on Columbia's history of violence and the rise of cocaine trafficking and Pablo Escobar. The second half was focused on the story of the manhunt of Pablo. The book was well researched and illuminated...
