Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Peter Andreas on his rebel mother: 'She was negligent but I never felt neglected'
By the time Peter Andreas was 11 years old, he had travelled to five countries, and had lived in more than a dozen homes. He was in and out of school. His mother took him on the run, chasing political revolution in South America. She was a Mennonite-turned-Marxist from Kansas. She kidnapped her son twice -- after losing a long custody battle.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readBy the time Peter Andreas was 11 years old, he had travelled to five countries, and had lived in more than a dozen homes. He was in and out of school. His mother took him on the run, chasing political revolution in South America. She was a Mennonite-turned-Marxist from Kansas. She kidnapped her son twice -- after losing a long custody battle.
Peter Andreas with his mother by the side of their derailed train crossing the Peruvian Andes, December 1973.
Both photos courtesy of Peter Andreas.
