Voices from the Peace Corps [electronic resource] : Fifty Years of Kentucky Volunteers /
Wilson, Angene Hopkins.
Gift in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps (Library of Congress)DLC
Wilson, Jack.
Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky,
c2011.
President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps on March 1, 1961. In the fifty years since, nearly 200,000 Americans have served in 139 countries, providing technical assistance, promoting a better understanding of American culture, and bringing the world back to the United States. In Voices from the Peace Corps: Fifty Years of Kentucky Volunteers, Angene Wilson and Jack Wilson, who served in Liberia from 1962 to 1964, follow the experiences of volunteers as they make the decision to join, attend training, adjust to living overseas and the job, make friends, and eventually retu
Description based upon print version of record.
Front cover; Copyright page; Contents; Series Editor's Foreword; Foreword; Preface; Map; 1 Why We Went; 2 Getting In; 3 Training; 4 Living; 5 The Toughest . . .; 6 . . . Job You'll Ever Love; Photo insert; 7 Telling Stories; 8 Friends Can Become Family; 9 Coming Home; 10 Making a Difference; 11 Citizens of the World for the Rest of Our Lives; Postscript - Our Story; Appendix; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index
President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps on March 1, 1961. In the fifty years since, nearly 200,000 Americans have served in 139 countries, providing technical assistance, promoting a better understanding of American culture, and bringing the world back to the United States. In Voices from the Peace Corps: Fifty Years of Kentucky Volunteers, Angene Wilson and Jack Wilson, who served in Liberia from 1962 to 1964, follow the experiences of volunteers as they make the decision to join, attend training, adjust to living overseas and the job, make friends, and eventually retu
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Peace Corps (U.S.)