The Hunter, The Hammer, and Heaven Journeys to Three Worlds Gone Mad Tapa dura - 2002

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Robert Young Pelton's extraordinary journeys have taken him to meet interesting and elusive people in the world's most dangerous places. For the first time, Pelton documents three of his epic journeys to meet these enigmatic and terrifying characters in "The Hunter, The Hammer, and Heaven."

In "The Holy Land, " he recounts his trek to the jungle island of Bougainville to seek the world's most elusive eco-rebel: a mysterious man who has refused to see any outsiders for two years while informers try to convince the reclusive rebel leader that Pelton is an assassin. In "Under the Hammer" he tells of how he eludes kidnappers, the mafyia, and Russian gunships to arrive at the beleaguered Chechen capital of Grozny, where he survives a SCUD missile bombardment and learns that 100,000 Russian troops have surrounded the city. Pelton searches for meaning in Sierra Leone, where stoned kids with AK-47s rule roadblocks decorated by human skulls and rotting skeletons. There he falls in with government-sponsored "pirate hunters."

Each gripping story is filled with outlandish characters and written with the savvy humor, palpable descriptions, and intimate observations for which Pelton is known. This book will be eagerly anticipated by the millions who have come to relish his exciting stories, dark humor, and what MSNBC called "a poet's vision of dangerous places."