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The subtitle of marching powder, by rusty young and thomas mcfadden, a true story of friendship, cocaine, and south americas strangest jail, is an accurate description of the book s content. Rusty young was backpacking in south america when he heard about thomas mcfadden, a convicted english drug trafficker wh. In san pedro, cocainebolivian marching powder makes life bearable. Marching powder is a 2003 nonfiction book written by australian author rusty young. Marching powder is a good book not a great book, but a good book but it just seems a little farfetched and, theres no denying, a bit repetitive. In this bizarre prison, inmates are expected to buy their cells from real estate agents. Rusty young is a commercelaw graduate from the university of new south wales. Marching powder film summary in 2003, australian law graduate rusty young shocked the world with his riveting. Everything you need to know about marching powder movie.
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