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Book Jacket THE DEVIL CAME ON HORSEBACK
Bearing Witness to the Genocide in Darfur
BRIAN STEIDLE
WITH GRETCHEN STEIDLE WALLACE
SUMMARY  |  EXCERPT   |  AUTHOR'S NOTE   |  QUOTES
A Note from BRIAN STEIDLE

I am telling the stories of the Sudanese people because it seems unthinkable not to. While in Darfur I witnessed villages of up to 20,000 people torched to ashes, men castrated and left to bleed to death, innocent families locked inside burning huts, children shackled and tortured, young girls gang-raped, fields of bones and executed corpses. I felt I had to expose these unmentionable atrocities to the American public. The conflict still rages in Darfur and our leaders, despite calling it genocide, have yet to step in to prevent further violence. I want people to feel compelled to take action to end this conflict and do whatever necessary to prevent future conflicts like this from happening. I want people to care about Africa. The events that I witnessed must be made public both for the sake of each Darfurian still struggling to survive and in honor of the millions who have perished under acts of genocide while the world remained cowardly and silent.
HARDCOVER
ISBN 978-1-58648-474-3
Pub date: 03/26/07
Price: $24.95/30.00 Canada
6 1/8 x 9 1/4
256 pages
8 pp b/w photos
Carton Quantity: 32
African Studies, Current Events, Human Rights
Selling Territory: W
Rights: First Serial, British Commonwealth, Translation, Audio & Electronic Rights: PublicAffairs
Performance Rights: Author

PAPERBACK
ISBN 978-1-58648-569-6
Pub date: 03/03/08
Price: $14.95/18.00 Canada
5½ x 8¼
256 pages
8 pp b/w photos
Carton Quantity: 24
African Studies, History
Selling Territory: W
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