The Gringo: A Memoir

By J. Grigsby Crawford

Book Overview

Within weeks of arriving as a volunteer in a remote corner of South America, Crawford got a lot more than he bargained for: a narrow escape from a kidnapping plot hatched by the people he was sent there to help. Then things only got stranger.

In his quest to find adventure, Crawford undertook a savage journey of danger, drugs, sex, and alarming illness. What resulted is The Gringo: one part literary tale of two lonely years in the Amazon jungle and one part gonzo-journalism account of life in the Peace Corps, an agency wandering aimlessly through the twenty-first century. Filled with sharp humor and eye-opening observations about the human condition, this is an unforgettable story that grabs the reader and doesn't let go.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0988482274
• ISBN13: 9780988482272
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Wild Elephant Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"