Out of Captivity: Surviving 1,967 Days in the Colombian Jungle

by Marc Gonsalves, Tom Howes, Keith Stansell, Gary Brozek

Overview

“[A] remarkable story….An honest and harrowing memoir of a life-changing ordeal.” —Arizona Republic

 

The spellbinding New York Times bestseller, Out of Captivity is the amazing true story of Marc Gonsalves, Tom Howes, and Keith Stansell, three American civilian contractors who were held hostage by the FARC rebel group in Colombia for five and a half years. Written with Gary Brozek, this book is an astonishing tale of unbelievable hardship and indomitable will—an “action-packed” (Time magazine) real-life adventure that stands with Alive by Piers Paul Read, Norman Ollestad’s Crazy for the Storm, and other classic true stories of survival.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061868627
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	02/24/2009
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	480
Sales rank:	609,273
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Marc Gonsalves is a former member of the United States Air Force who worked as a civilian military contractor for four years before the crash. He has a daughter, Destiney, and two stepsons, Cody and Joey. He lives in Connecticut.

Tom Howes has been a pilot working in the United States and South America for thirty-seven years. He currently lives with his son, Tommy, in Merritt Island, Florida.

Keith Stansell is a former Marine in the United States Marine Corps. He lives with his daughter, Lauren, his son Kyle, his twins Keith Jr. and Nick, and his fiancée, Patricia, in Bradenton, Florida.

Gary Brozek is a freelance writer and the author of more than 20 books, including 6 New York Times bestsellers. He lives in Colorado.

Table of Contents

Authors' Note xi

Selected FARC Guerrillas 2003-2008 xiii

Prologue: A Place to Crash xv

1 Choke, and Challenges 1

2 Changes in Altitude 30

3 ?Qui?n Sabe? 60

4 The Transition 82

5 Settling In 115

6 Proof of Life 141

7 Caribe 167

8 Broken Bones and Broken Bonds 197

9 Ruin and Recovery 230

10 Getting Healthy 255

11 Dead 281

12 Running on Empty 298

13 Reunited 321

14 The Swamp 345

15 Politics and Pawns 372

16 Fat Camp 399

17 Freedom 413

18 Homecoming 430

Acknowledgments 453