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(Chile's mountains)
When a coup in Chile toppled the regime of her father's cousin, Salvador Allende, young writer Isabel Allende fled "carrying a handful of Chilean soil from my garden." Her journey led her to northern California and spectacular success as a novelist. Also: Alan Dershowitz on the Declaration of Independence.
When in the course of human events…
Alan Dershowitz, Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and author, America Declares Independence (Wiley, 2003) points out the paradoxes of America's founding document.
A Chile Reception
Isabel Allende, Author, My Invented Country: A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile (Harper Collins, 2003)