When the world calls, the inside story of the Peace Corps and its first fifty years, Stanley Meisler
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When the world calls, the inside story of the Peace Corps and its first fifty years, Stanley Meisler
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-252) and index
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non fiction
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When the world calls
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635461062
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Stanley Meisler
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the inside story of the Peace Corps and its first fifty years
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The challenge from JFK -- Sarge's Peace Corps -- The pioneer volunteers and the postcard -- The battle of Britain -- Friday, November 22, 1963 -- American troops invade the Dominican Republic -- Johnny Hood -- The specter of Vietnam -- The wrath of Richard Nixon -- The fall of the Lion of Judah -- The militant Sam Brown -- Mayhem and illness -- The rich lady in her first job for pay -- 200,000 stories -- A new name and a new world -- The expansive mood of the Clinton years -- The quiet Bush years -- Diplomatic troubles -- Obama and the future
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