Diederich, Bernard and Al Burt — Papa Doc: The Truth About Haiti Today (1969) Source Information

Diederich, Bernard and Al Burt — Papa Doc: The Truth About Haiti Today (1969) Source Information Author: Bernard Diederich and Al Burt Full Title: Papa Doc: The Truth About Haiti Today Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company (New York, Toronto, Sydney, London) Year: 1969 (first edition); reissued in later editions Type: Secondary Source — Eyewitness political journalism and narrative history Location in Vault: research/secondary-sources/ Foreword by: Graham Greene Status Text extracted: Yes Review pass: Audited and integrated (2026-03-31) Chapter notes: diederich burt papa doc ch notes Overview Papa Doc is the definitive contemporary account of francois duvalier's rise and consolidation of power in Haiti between 1957 and 1967. Bernard Diederich lived in Haiti for fourteen years, witnessed the early Duvalier years firsthand, was married to a Haitian, and was eventually arrested and expelled by Papa Doc. Al Burt covered the Caribbean for the Miami Herald.