Fountain Valley 1972 eBook Michael A Joseph Esq
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“I have taught ... for two generations and was a reading coordinator. ... Being an avid reader, I can honestly say that this is the best literary work I have read.” – A. Bryan, . Five star review
As the world’s attention was focused on the massacre of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic Games on September 6, 1972, the Fountain Valley Golf Course in the U.S. island of St. Croix hours later was invaded by five masked gunmen. Within minutes eight people including tourists and employees lay dead. It raced around the globe as a black-on-white massacre even though in St. Croix, where we locals refer to whites as Continentals and to blacks as Yankees, America’s skin color drama does not exist. Prior to the slayings, a Vietnam vet tried to kill two cops cuffing his fellow combat veteran who’d stolen money for heroin to which they both became hooked while in Vietnam. The shooter got away but the hunt for him was relentless. He sought refuge in my brother’s camp, where three other young men were visiting. With them he set off the Fountain Valley massacre, called “one of the most vicious crimes in the annals of Western civilization.” The four were clueless to the vet’s scheme to make the killing appear to be racially motivated. All five were captured, tortured, and sentenced to eight consecutive life terms. In 1984 the vet convict escaped by hijacking an airliner into Cuba where he remains today. In 1994 my brother Rafie was released based on his rehabilitation such as tutoring hundreds of prisoners to achieve their GEDs. Because the killings were publicized as a black-on-white crime, his freedom was bitterly protested and caused a Continental prosecutor to block Rafie’s admission to the University of California at Santa Cruz’ doctorate program. Besides, he was blackballed from paraprofessional work. So, Rafie committed suicide.
“While a conventional page turner could’ve easily been written from this harrowing story, an erudite and poetic journey takes the reader into a larger context, embracing a scholarly overview of U.S. racism. Even in Part Two’s exposition of the true-crime and family sagas, it rejects conventional linear narrative in favor of a sometimes dream-like and suggestive style that reveals key facts along the way. I highly commend this rich and absorbing book for its insights.” – Peter Goldberger, Third Circuit Bar President
“The concerns in this book are of global scope.” – Prof. Dannabang Kuwabong, UPR
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Fountain Valley 1972 eBook Michael A Joseph Esq
I married a Virgin Islander and have lived in St. Thomas since 1970. My children are proud of their Virgin Islands heritage. I remember Fountain Valley, while I did not fully understand what was going on at the time. Attorney Joseph, Esq. has spent years doing background research for this book. Unknown facts which I eagerly shared with my husband and children. A copy was sent to a son on the mainland. Friends having observed my reading, expressed interest also. I am happy that Rafie was able to achieve his educational goals and forgive.I have taught two generations of children in St. Thomas, and was a Reading Coordinator. Being an avid reader, I can honestly say that this is the best literary work that I have read. I am excited about all of the facts and have gone on tangents to follow up on items in the book. While I am familiar with many characters in the book, there is so much I did not know. These are troubled times for youth everywhere. As a young teacher, we would take field trips to Fort Christian Jail, to deter young people from a life of crime. The prisoners would wave. There was also the subject of prison art. This book should be used as a study in schools and for youth groups.
Thank you Attorney Joseph for your hard work and dedication to your brother. A job well done.
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Fountain Valley 1972 eBook Michael A Joseph Esq Reviews
Too much theory, not enough storytelling
OK...
very little on what really happened, the rest is about past history that had nothing to do with what happened in Fountain Valley in 1972.
great book if you love history and love to read. It is filled with information that perhaps we missed in history class or was never given.
A complex, challenging and enthralling combination of local Virgin Islands history in the context of U.S. colonialism and racism, personal memoir, the legacy of Vietnam and radical politics of the late '60s/early '70s, and a thoroughly original essay on criminal justice and sociology, all wrapped around a deeply researched true-crime story of the USVI's most notorious multiple murder case of modern times. Written in a unique, impressionistic, non-linear style.
These events impact anyone who was born in St. Croix. We've lived in love with our island knowing partial truths which this publication helps fill in some blanks. May those impacted continue to find resolve and I pray for my island to find the light available to us only if we are willing to seek it. One Love.
Book in good shape sent quickly however content of story is slanted and sympathetic to KILLERS -don't waste your time and money.
I married a Virgin Islander and have lived in St. Thomas since 1970. My children are proud of their Virgin Islands heritage. I remember Fountain Valley, while I did not fully understand what was going on at the time. Attorney Joseph, Esq. has spent years doing background research for this book. Unknown facts which I eagerly shared with my husband and children. A copy was sent to a son on the mainland. Friends having observed my reading, expressed interest also. I am happy that Rafie was able to achieve his educational goals and forgive.
I have taught two generations of children in St. Thomas, and was a Reading Coordinator. Being an avid reader, I can honestly say that this is the best literary work that I have read. I am excited about all of the facts and have gone on tangents to follow up on items in the book. While I am familiar with many characters in the book, there is so much I did not know. These are troubled times for youth everywhere. As a young teacher, we would take field trips to Fort Christian Jail, to deter young people from a life of crime. The prisoners would wave. There was also the subject of prison art. This book should be used as a study in schools and for youth groups.
Thank you Attorney Joseph for your hard work and dedication to your brother. A job well done.
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