Download or read book Coffee Smuggler written by Dave Holman and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-11-24 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coffee Smuggler is based on the true story of Gabriel De Clieu, a French soldier who stole a coffee plant from King Louis XV in 1723 and smuggled it to the island of Martinique. There was only one coffee plant in France, locked in the King's botanical garden. The King and many nobles had refused De Clieu's petitions for a cutting of the plant, so De Clieu seduced a noble woman with a strange illness. She had access the royal doctor Chirac who secretly gave a cutting of the King's plant to De Clieu. With the plant in hand, De Clieu boarded the ill-fated Le Dromedaire and faced pirate attacks, a hurricane, and starvation in the doldrums to bring this precious plant back to his home on Martinique. I invite you to set sail on this swashbuckling adventure of the man who brought coffee to the Americas.
Download or read book Coffee Smuggler written by Dave Holman and published by . This book was released on 2014-11-29 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coffee Smuggler is based on the true story of Gabriel De Clieu, a French soldier who stole a coffee plant from King Louis XV in 1723 and smuggled it to the island of Martinique. There was only one coffee plant in France, locked in the King's botanical garden. The King and many nobles had refused De Clieu's petitions for a cutting of the plant, so De Clieu seduced a noble woman with a strange illness. She had access the royal doctor Chirac who secretly gave a cutting of the King's plant to De Clieu. With the plant in hand, De Clieu boarded the ill-fated Le Dromedaire and faced pirate attacks, a hurricane, and starvation in the doldrums to bring this precious plant back to his home on Martinique. I invite you to set sail on this swashbuckling adventure of the man who brought coffee to the Americas.
Download or read book Marijuana Boom written by Lina Britto and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before Colombia became one of the world’s largest producers of cocaine in the 1980s, traffickers from the Caribbean coast partnered with American buyers in the 1970s to make the South American country the main supplier of marijuana for a booming US drug market, fueled by the US hippie counterculture. How did Colombia become central to the creation of an international drug trafficking circuit? Marijuana Boom is the story of this forgotten history. Combining deep archival research with unprecedented oral history, Lina Britto deciphers a puzzle: Why did the Colombian coffee republic, a model of Latin American representative democracy and economic modernization, transform into a drug paradise, and at what cost?
Download or read book Drug smuggler nation written by Stephen Snelders and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2021-02-09 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why did the international drug regulatory regime of the twentieth century fail to stop an explosive increase in trade and consumption of illegal drugs? This study investigates the histories of smugglers and criminal entrepreneurs in the Netherlands who succeeded in turning the country into the so-called ‘Colombia of Europe’ or, ‘the international drug supermarket’. Increasing state regulations and interventions led to the proliferation of a ‘hydra’ of small, anarchic groups and networks ideally suited to circumvent the enforcement of regulation. Networks of smugglers and suppliers of heroin, cocaine, cannabis, XTC, and other drugs were organized without a strict formal hierarchy and based on personal relations and cultural affinities rather than on institutional arrangements. These networks created a thriving underground industry of illegal synthetic drug laboratories and indoor cannabis cultivation in the Netherlands itself. Their operations were made possible and developed because of the deep historical social and cultural ‘embeddedness’ of criminal anarchy in Dutch society. Using examples from the rich history of drug smuggling, Drug smuggler nation investigates the deeper and hidden grounds of the illegal drug trade, and its effects on our drug policies.
Download or read book International Commerce written by and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Smuggler s Story written by John Leveroni and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2024-03-27 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A Smuggler’s Story, Gypsies in Paradise” is the first part of ‘American Outlaw’s Stories by Jack Collins’. This historical crime drama is set in the 1970’s, during the era of ‘Sex, Drugs and Rock n’ Roll’. The United States and Soviet Union are in a titanic struggle for world dominance, when President Nixon declares a ‘War on Drugs’. Jack Collins’ search for adventure, true love and the meaning of life leads him into the illegal drug underworld from Jamaica across America to Hawaii as a tidal wave of cocaine floods the USA.
Download or read book A Smuggler s Conscience written by J.S. Morin and published by Magical Scrivener Press. This book was released on 2014-12-23 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The job: a delivery, no questions asked. The problem: curiosity is a deadly sin. A simple pickup and delivery. No questions asked; no looking inside the cargo. All it requires is a fast, stealthy ship and a crew who can keep their imaginations and consciences in check until the drop-off. The Mobius is up to the task, but when the crew can't control their curiosity, they're faced with a moral dilemma. Do they cut their losses? Contact the authorities? Take the money and run? Or do they get talked into the stupidest, most reckless, and least profitable course of action they could possibly take? Doing the right thing. A Smuggler’s Conscience is the second mission of Black Ocean, a science fantasy series set in the 26th century. Do you wish there had been a second season of Firefly? Do you love the irreverent fun of Guardians of the Galaxy? Have you ever wondered how Star Wars would have turned out if Luke and Obi-wan had ditched the rebellion to become smugglers with Han and Chewie? Then Black Ocean is the series for you! I’ll just leave this copy of A Smuggler’s Conscience right here. And hey, it’s not your fault if you can’t help looking.
Download or read book Histories of Drug Trafficking in Twentieth Century Mexico written by Wil G. Pansters and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2022-05-01 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work brings together a new generation of drug historians and new historical sources to uncover the history of the drug trade and its regulations. While the US and Mexican governments developed anti-drug discourses and policies, which criminalized both high-profile traffickers and small-time addicts, these authorities also employed the criminals and cash connected to the drug trade to pursue more pressing political concerns. The politics, socioeconomic relations, and criminal justice system of modern Mexico has been shaped by standing public and covert state policies as well as by the interaction of subnational trajectories of drug production and trafficking. The essays in this study explore this complicated narrative and provide insight into Mexico’s history and the wider contemporary global drug trade.
Download or read book Analytical Criminology written by Karl-Dieter Opp and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are more than 20 theories that explain crime. Each theory has weaknesses, and no scholar knows which theory is best. To remedy this unsatisfactory situation a new research program of comparative theory testing is proposed. Comparing the theories with each other has not yet been successful. The alternative, suggested in this book, is to show how criminological theories must be modified if they are compared with a general behavioral theory. The book shows under which conditions the major criminological theories provide valid explanations of crime. The latter thus become integrated as parts of the general theory. The general theory that is chosen is a version of the theory of rational action. This is not the problematic version discussed in the literature, but states the real conditions of decision making and, thus, explains when people actually violate the law or remain law-abiding. The general theory is a component of a theoretical approach that explains individual behavior in interaction with societal (macro) conditions. This micro-macro approach is summarized in a proposed structural-cognitive model. This is part of the new program of Analytical Criminology. It suggests empirical theory comparison, process explanations, and micro-macro explanations. The book is not only written for readers who are interested in theories of crime and deviant behavior. It is also a treatise in "analytical" (i.e., rigorous) theory construction and empirical theory comparison.
Download or read book Smuggler s Hole written by G L Keady and published by Big Island Publishing. This book was released on 2024-05-12 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trapped in the unforgiving Australian desert, PI Axis Stone narrowly escapes death and embarks on a relentless mission to reclaim a stolen opal. His journey takes him to the dark heart of Hollywood, where he confronts a cunning film producer and unravels a web of corruption and treachery. As the stakes escalate, Axis plunges into a shadowy underworld of murder and deception, culminating in a heart-pounding shootout at a notorious Nevada ranch. "Smugglers Hole" delivers a sinister and electrifying narrative, where the allure of gemstones conceals a world of thrilling danger.
Download or read book Precious Cargo written by David Dewitt and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2014-05-26 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Precious Cargo tells the fascinating story of how western hemisphere foods conquered the globe and saved it from not only mass starvation, but culinary as well. Focusing heavily American foods—specifically the lowly crops that became commodities, plus one gobbling protein source, the turkey—Dewitt describes how these foreign and often suspect temptations were transported around the world, transforming cuisines and the very fabric of life on the planet. Organized thematically by foodstuff, Precious Cargo delves into the botany, zoology and anthropology connected to new world foods, often uncovering those surprising individuals who were responsible for their spread and influence, including same traders, brutish conquerors, a Scottish millionaire obsessed with a single fruit and a British lord and colonial governor with a passion for peppers, to name a few. Precious Cargo is a must read for foodies and historians alike.
Download or read book Devil s Peak written by Deon Meyer and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2008-04-17 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Thirteen Hours - A Sunday Times '100 best crime novels and thrillers since 1945' pick The former freedom fighter known as 'Tiny' has finally achieved his dream of a peaceful life. But then his beloved son is taken away from him. In that moment, he unleashes himself upon a corrupt South Africa. His victims are those guilty of crimes against children. He goes by the name of Artemis. Benny Griessel, a fading policeman on the brink of losing his job, family and self-respect, is assigned the case. Benny knows that this is his last chance - both his career and the safety of Cape Town are on the line. But then Benny meets Christine, a young mother working as a prostitute, and something happens that is so terrifying that the world will never be the same again for Benny, for Christine, or for Tiny.
Download or read book Shark Bait Cove written by L. A. McGarvey and published by Trouble Twins Publishing. This book was released on with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two unlikely heroes. One common enemy. The fate of the solar system hangs in the balance. After the tragic banana incident, Rosemary's life is turned upside down. She must navigate the emotional turmoil of having inadvertently caused someone's death, while also facing the harsh reality that her own husband is a criminal serial killer. With the help of her colleagues at Sol Control, she dives deeper into the investigation and uncovers shocking revelations about her husband's activities. Meanwhile, Kelvin Moby finds himself embroiled in a dangerous case involving the mysterious crash of Max Van Citra's spaceship. Despite the obstacles and resistance he faces from higher-ups, Kelvin refuses to give up on the investigation. As he delves deeper into the case, he uncovers a sinister plot that threatens the safety of the entire solar system. As Rosemary and Kelvin dive deeper into their investigations, they find themselves grappling with their own personal demons. However, their separate paths soon converge as they uncover shocking revelations about common enemies who pose a threat to the entire solar system. Despite not knowing each other, Rosemary and Kelvin must work together to bring down the dangerous culprit before it's too late. Will they be able to save the solar system from imminent destruction?
Download or read book Postnormal Conservation written by Katja Grötzner Neves and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2019-05-21 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2020 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Since their inception in the sixteenth century, botanic gardens have been embroiled with matters of governance. In Postnormal Conservation, Katja Grötzner Neves reveals that, throughout its long history, the botanical garden institution has been both a product and an enabler of modernity and the Westphalian nation-state. Initially intertwined with projects of colonialism and empire building, contemporary botanic gardens have reinvented themselves as environmental governance actors. They are now at the forefront of emerging forms of networked transnational governance. Building on social studies of science that reveal the politicization of science as the producer of contingent, high-stakes, and uncertain knowledge, and the concomitant politicization of previously taken-for-granted science-policy interfaces, Neves contends that institutions like botanic gardens have discursively deployed postnormal science and posthuman precepts to justify their growing involvement with biodiversity conservation governance within the Anthropocene.
Download or read book The Atheneum written by and published by . This book was released on 1826 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Outlaw Bank written by Jonathan Beaty and published by Beard Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the two Time correspondents who cracked the story, the definitive book on the Bank of Credit and Commerce International: an explosive, fast-paced expose of one of the largest criminal conspiracies in history. Beaty and Gwynne's riveting first-person account not only puts all the pieces together for the first time, but brings to life the cloak-and-dagger intrigue that surrounded their investigation. 16 pages of photos.
Download or read book The Athenaeum written by and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 1568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
