In the Shadow of Freedom: A Heroic Journey to Liberation, Manhood, and America

FROM POVERTY TO WEALTH, FROM AFRICA TO AMERICA, AND FROM CHILD SOLDIER TO U.S. MARINE

Born into the Congolese wilderness, Tchicaya Missamou became a child soldier at age 11. As a horrific civil war loomed across his country, Tchicaya began using his militia connections to ferry jewels, cash, computers, and white diplomats out of the country. By 17, he was rich. By 18, he was a hunted man, his house destroyed, his family brutalized in front of him by his own militia. By 19, he'd left behind everything he'd ever known, escaping to Europe and, eventually, to America.

Incredibly, that was only the start of his journey.

In the Shadow of Freedom is the uplifting story of one man's quest to achieve the American Dream. Tchicaya Missamou's life is a shining example of why America is a gift that should not be taken for granted, and why we are limited only by the breadth of our imagination and the strength of our will.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Atria Books
Published: 08/03/2010
ISBN: 9781439116296
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.45h x 5.50w x 1.00d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2010
Booklist 07/01/2010 pg. 20
BookPage 08/01/2010