Larry Kilham

Shades of Truth / Los matices de la verdad Larry Kilham

Shades of Truth concerns my trip to Nicaragua in 1965 when the country was expanding economically and industrially but was troubled by a smoldering political revolution. I worked for a Nicaraguan investment company and my assignment was to analyze a steel company partially owned by the dictator, Luis Somoza. My investigation led me to its general manager, Arnoldo Ramírez-Eva, whom I both distrusted and admired. I enjoyed the country and had great adventures with friends, but I was forced to leave after a showdown with Ramírez-Eva. I had confronted the shades of truth faced by everyone due to political and economic pressures.