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Nightmare abroad : stories of Americans imprisoned in foreign lands

xi, 193 pages : 24 cm You're a law-abiding citizen, so you won't be arrested on your overseas vacation. You're a U.S. citizen, so even if you are arrested, your government will come to your aid. Peter Laufer explodes these common misconceptions in his eye-opening study of how Americans end up imprisoned abroad, why our government helps so little, and how to avoid disaster in foreign travel. Thousands of Americans are currently imprisoned overseas. To research Nightmare Abroad, Laufer traveled Around the world, stopping in twenty-one countries to visit imprisoned Americans, who are often held w…