Let Me Stand Alone: The Journals of Rachel Corrie
On March 16th, 2003, young American peace activist Rachel Corrie was killed while attempting to stop an armored bulldozer operated by an Israeli soldier near the Egyptian border. Although the exact circumstances remain intensely controversial, no one disputes that the 23-year-old woman was acting...
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On March 16th, 2003, young American peace activist Rachel Corrie was killed while attempting to stop an armored bulldozer operated by an Israeli soldier near the Egyptian border. Although the exact circumstances remain intensely controversial, no one disputes that the 23-year-old woman was acting as a human shield to protect a Palestinian family home that she believed to be threatened with imminent destruction. Let Me Stand Alone contains selections from Rachel's journals and emails, enhanced by annotations and reflections by her family. A gripping memoir by a youthful idealist.
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Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9781482909326 (1482909324)
Publish date: May 1st 2013
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Minutes: 10
Edition language: English
I listened to this audiobook mostly while I was biking with my dog, so now I find that I "miss" Rachel Corrie when I go biking with a different audiobook. This makes it even more heartbreaking that my "missing" this book is only the most miniscule fraction of what her family and friends felt when sh...