Out of Captivity: Surviving 1,967 Days in the Colombian Jungle
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On February 13, 2003 a plane carrying three American civilian contractors-Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell, and Tom Howes-crash-landed in the mountain highlands of Colombia. Dazed and shaken, they climbed out of the wreck with gunfire raining down on them only to discover that they were now captives of the FARC, a Colombian narcoterrorist and Marxist rebel organization. For the next five and a half years they would endure backbreaking starvation marches, forced isolation, and physical torment as hostages in Colombia's volatile and ongoing conflict that has lasted for nearly half a century.In Out of Captivity, Gonsalves, Stansell, and Howes recount their amazing tale of survival, friendship, and, ultimately, resucue, describing the unrelenting physical and psychological punishment they endured and the brotherhood that kept them alive. In raw detail, they chronicle their confrontations and interactions with their fellow captives, including Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt, and with their captors-a motley crew of brainwashed, idealistic teenagers and seasoned veterans who know all too well that death is the only way out of the FARC. A gripping account of one of the longest civilian hostage crises in U.S. history and a stunning look inside one of the world's most notorious terrorist organization, Out of Captivity is an extraordinary and compelling testament to the indomitable strength of the human spirit.
Authors' Note xiSelected FARC Guerrillas 2003-2008 xiiiPrologue: A Place to Crash xv1 Choke, and Challenges 12 Changes in Altitude 303 ?Qui?n Sabe? 604 The Transition 825 Settling In 1156 Proof of Life 1417 Caribe 1678 Broken Bones and Broken Bonds 1979 Ruin and Recovery 23010 Getting Healthy 25511 Dead 28112 Running on Empty 29813 Reunited 32114 The Swamp 34515 Politics and Pawns 37216 Fat Camp 39917 Freedom 41318 Homecoming 430Acknowledgments 453
