Dark Alliance
A work of investigative journalism uncovering the links between the CIA, Nicaraguan Contra rebels, and the crack cocaine epidemic in 1980s Los Angeles. Gary Webb traces how drug profits helped fund the Contras while devastating urban communities.
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Ranked #290 of 1942 · 561 pages · Published 1998
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Book data: ISBN 9781888363685. Page count from Open Library (median of editions). Cover via Open Library Covers.