Roaming ghostland
Subtitle: the final days of East Germany
By: Stevan Allen.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2009
Place of publication: [Bloomington, Ind. ]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
ISBN-13: 9781441536969; 9781441536952
Subjects: Allen, Stevan, -- 1960- -- Travel -- Germany (East); Germany (East) -- Description and travel; Germany (East) -- Social conditions; Germany -- History -- Unification, 1990 -- Social aspects
Description: Roaming Ghostland is about a defining moment both in modern European history and in the life of an idealistic young journalist who abandons everything to chase his dream as a freelance foreign correspondent covering the demise of East Germany after the Berlin Wall crashes down. Through the eyes of that young reporter, the book takes us deep into the soul of a country as it is being erased for all time, offering glimpses into the lives of ordinary people abruptly confronted with such alien concepts as capitalism, democracy, and personal freedom. Sharing the writer s odyssey along the way, we discover the joy and anguish of taking risks, confronting change, and seizing once in-a-lifetime opportunities.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The first campaign; title: Sale of the century; title: Hauntings.