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Long March to Freedom: Tom Hargrove’s Own Story of His Kidnapping by Colombian Narco-Guerrillas Audiobook
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Thomas Hargrove's Long March to Freedom, a record of his eleven months as a hostage of Colombian guerrillas, was the basis for the hit movie Proof of Life that starred Meg Ryan, Russell Crowe, and David Morse. While the movie invented a fictitious romantic angle, Long March to Freedom is the actual journal Hargrove kept in captivity. The listener gets a sense of the tension and intense emotions caused by bouts of monotony broken by sudden brutality, as well as the strength, wit, and personality through which Hargrove kept himself alive.
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"After hearing Tom speak at the Air Force Dynamics of International Terrorism course, I was moved to purchase his book. Glad I did. Interesting tale and well presented. Makes you think about the difficulties that others have endured. "
— John (5 out of 5 stars)
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" After hearing Tom speak at the Air Force Dynamics of International Terrorism course, I was moved to purchase his book. Glad I did. Interesting tale and well presented. Makes you think about the difficulties that others have endured. "
— John, 8/4/2013 -
" I appreciate the story but it was long, repetitious (obviously because of the author's circumstances) and hard to get through at times. "
— Crystal, 10/11/2012 -
" ***+ True story of kidnapped American scientist fighting to survive and keep his sanity in Central America. The pace of the book and the descriptions bring to mind the sheer and total boredom on his life and his wrenching despair. "
— lunaticprophet, 6/15/2011 -
" ***+ True story of kidnapped American scientist fighting to survive and keep his sanity in Central America. The pace of the book and the descriptions bring to mind the sheer and total boredom on his life and his wrenching despair. "
— lunaticprophet, 1/11/2011
About Thomas R. Hargrove
Thomas R. Hargrove was raised on a farm in Texas. He received degrees in agricultural science and journalism from Texas A&M University and a MS degree from Iowa State University. After serving in the US Army in Vietnam, he worked with agencies involved in crop improvement for third-world countries, first in Asia then in Latin America. In 1994, he was on his way to work near Palmira, Colombia, when abducted.
About Alan Sklar
Alan Sklar, a graduate of Dartmouth, has excelled in his career as a freelance voice actor. Named a Best Voice of 2009 by AudioFile magazine, his work has earned him several Earphones Awards, a Booklist Editors’ Choice Award (twice), a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award, and Audiobook of the Year by ForeWord magazine. He has also narrated thousands of corporate videos for clients such as NASA, Sikorsky Aircraft, IBM, Dannon, Pfizer, AT&T, and SONY.