Memories of Mosquitia

About the Book

Memories of Mosquitia is being published as a celebration of life and the power of love that Marc had for the beloved Miskito culture. Marc, wrote Memories of Mosquitia in 1986. The Foreword was also written in 1986, at the height of the anti-Sandinista guerrilla war, which was misreported by the pro-Sandinista U.S. media. Things have changed in Nicaragua, since this book was written, but it is being published just as Marc wrote it in 1986.

About the Author

Marc Rangel was born an expatriate U.S. citizen in Central America. At the time, Nicaragua was at the tail end of its Occupation by the U.S. Marines (1912 to 1933), and its entire Caribbean Coast was the remnant of a 250-year-old British protectorate known as Mosquitia, that was annexed by Nicaragua in 1894. Since “coming home” to the U.S. in 1950, he has lived in New York, where he has been a freelance writer; editor at several national magazines, including Us; editor at United Feature Syndicate (UFS) and later Special Assignments Correspondent in the U.S. and abroad; among other similar jobs. The Splendid Prize is one of a quartet of New York novels he has written.