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Title: When the World Calls
Author : Stanley Meisler
Release Date : January 22, 2011
Genre: Social Science,Books,Nonfiction,History,
Pages : * pages
Size : 932 KB

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A complete and revealing history of the Peace Corps—in time for its fiftieth anniversary

When the World Calls is the first complete and balanced look at the Peace Corps's first fifty years. Stanley Meisler's engaging narrative exposes Washington infighting, presidential influence, and the Volunteers' unique struggles abroad. He deftly unpacks the complicated history with sharp analysis and memorable anecdotes, taking readers on a global trek starting with the historic first contingent of Volunteers to Ghana on August 30, 1961.