{"product_id":"law-of-the-jungle-lp-paperback","title":"Law of the Jungle LP - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Otis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLaw of the Jungle \u003c\/em\u003eby John Otis is a wild and riveting true story of kidnapping and drug trafficking in the jungles of South America. Written by a 20-year veteran reporter based in Colombia--the \u003cem\u003eonly \u003c\/em\u003ereporter qualified to tell the tale--this incredible account of \"The Hunt for Colombian Guerrillas, American Hostages, and Buried Treasure\" tells the untold flip side of the story chronicled in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller \u003cem\u003eOut of Captivity\u003c\/em\u003e. An amazing surreal-but-true adventure in the tradition of Mark Bowden's \u003cem\u003eKilling Pablo \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eBlackhawk Down, Law of the Jungle \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eis, at once, \u003c\/em\u003eheroic, tragic, and bizarre, placing the Colombian hostage story in its full and magnificently strange context. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Truth be told, they were mostly in it for the money\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn February 13, 2003, a plane carrying three American military contractors on a recon patrol crash-landed in the jungle-covered mountains of Colombia. Within minutes, FARC guerrillas swarmed the wreckage and killed the American pilot and a Colombian crew member as they tried to escape. The survivors--Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell, and Thomas Howes--were marched at gunpoint into the rain forest. They would live in constant darkness under the jungle canopy as they faced starvation, fights with fellow hostages, and threats of execution--often with their necks shackled together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Colombian government sent 147 soldiers to rescue the Americans. Led by a bold yet corpulent lieutenant, the troops spent weeks subsisting on monkey meat and Amazon rodents as they chased the guerrillas deeper into the jungle. But then a soldier on a bathroom break stuck his machete into the ground and pulled out 20 million pesos, equaling $7,000. Pretty soon, the young, poor, and exhausted troops realized they had stumbled upon a buried rebel cache of $20 million. Within three days, the GIs burned through their newfound fortune, splurging on booze, sex, and flat-screen televisions. And though the money brought pleasure, for many of the soldiers it would end in criminal prosecution or even death by FARC hit men.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eLaw of the Jungle\u003c\/em\u003e places the Colombian hostage story in its full context by exploring the inner workings of the FARC, the U.S.-backed war on drugs, and Colombia's efforts to free the rebel-held prisoners. John Otis, a veteran journalist on the Latin American beat, spins an edge-of-your-seat adventure narrative that offers a shocking cautionary tale about the pursuit of fortune in one of the world's most dangerous places.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 23, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52915297419580,"sku":"9780061945649","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/7265\/1324\/files\/c28rS3pxbGg0eHlEclBHM00ySVNvUT09.webp?v=1774361345","url":"https:\/\/barginbooks.co\/products\/law-of-the-jungle-lp-paperback","provider":"Books Fare ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}