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Joan Kruckewitt


Joan Kruckewitt is a journalist who lived in Nicaragua from 1983-1991 and covered the war between the Sandinistas and the U.S.-backed Contras for ABC Radio. She reported from Latin America and Europe for various radio networks (Pacifica, RKO, Mutual, NBC, Monitoradio, Canadian Broadcasting Company, National Public Radio) and newspapers. Kruckewitt lives in Northern California.

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The Death of Ben Linder
The Story of a North American in Sandinista Nicaragua
Joan Kruckewitt
2001 Edition
In 1987, the Death of Ben Linder, the first American killed by President Reagan's "freedom fighters," the U.S.-backed Nicaraguan Contras, ignited a firestorm of protest and debate. In this first biography of Linder, Joan Kruckewitt tells his story.