San Pedro is Bolivia's most notorious prison. Small-time drug smuggler Thomas McFadden found himself on the inside. Marching Powder is the story of how he navigated this dark world of gangs, drugs and corruption to come out on top.
Thomas found himself in a bizarre world, the prison reflecting all that is wrong with South American society. Prisoners have to pay an entrance fee and buy their own cells (the alternative is to sleep outside and die of exposure), prisoners' wives and children often live inside too, high quality cocaine is manufactured and sold from the prison.
Thomas ended up making a living by giving backpackers tours of the prison – he became a fixture on the backpacking circuit and was named in the Lonely Planet guide to Bolivia. When he was told that for a bribe of $5000 his sentence could be overturned, it was the many backpackers who'd passed through who sent him the money. Written by lawyer Rusty Young, Marching Powder – sometimes shocking, sometimes funny – is a riveting story of survival.
| ISBN: | 9781509829408 |
| Publication date: | 30th June 2016 |
| Author: | Rusty Young |
| Publisher: | Pan Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 400 pages |
| Primary Genre | Biographies & Autobiographies |
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San Pedro is Bolivia's most notorious prison. Small-time drug smuggler Thomas McFadden found himself on the inside. Marching Powder is the story of how he navigated this dark world of gangs, drugs and corruption to come out on top.
Thomas found himself in a bizarre world, the prison reflecting all that is wrong with South American society. Prisoners have to pay an entrance fee and buy their own cells (the alternative is to sleep outside and die of exposure), prisoners' wives and children often live inside too, high quality cocaine is manufactured and sold from the prison.
Thomas ended up making a living by giving backpackers tours of the prison – he became a fixture on the backpacking circuit and was named in the Lonely Planet guide to Bolivia. When he was told that for a bribe of $5000 his sentence could be overturned, it was the many backpackers who'd passed through who sent him the money. Written by lawyer Rusty Young, Marching Powder – sometimes shocking, sometimes funny – is a riveting story of survival.
Marching Powder features in the following genres: Biographies & Autobiographies, True crime, Biography: general, Drugs trade / drug trafficking, Penology and punishment, Organized crime, Travel writing, Biography, Literature and Literary studies, True stories: general, Crime and criminology, Social services and welfare, criminology, Society and Social Sciences, Travel, Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure
Marching Powder is available in Paperback
Marching Powder was written by Rusty Young and published by Pan Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan
Marching Powder has 400 pages
£11.69
