Voices from the Peace Corps : fifty years of Kentucky volunteers /

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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 f...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wilson, Angene Hopkins
Other Authors: Wilson, Jack
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2011.
Series:Kentucky remembered.
Subjects:
Peace Corps (U.S.) > History.
Peace Corps (U.S.)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Why We Went
  • 2. Getting In
  • 3. Training
  • 4. Living
  • 5. The Toughest ...
  • 6. ... Job You'll Ever Love
  • 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.

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