| Gather the Fruit One by One, Volume Two: The Americas: 50 Years of Amazing Peace Corps Stories Contributor(s): Alter, Pat (Editor), Alter, Bernie (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1609520017 ISBN-13: 9781609520014 Publisher: Travelers' Tales OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Volunteer Work - Social Science | Philanthropy & Charity - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries |
| Dewey: 361.6 |
| LCCN: 2011005702 |
| Series: Peace Corps @ 50 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.23" W x 8.02" (0.89 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Take some Inca, Aztec, Maya, and Moche, mix in Spanish, French, English, Dutch and Danish, stir it to the rhythmic beat of Africa and what do you get? A zesty brew, expressed in a callaloo soup of language, food, music, and religion. So much passion, so much sorrow. What seems familiar in the Americas often is not. For Peace Corps Volunteers, there is nothing to do but learn the language, roll up their sleeves, and get busy working alongside strangers who steal their hearts away. These stories take you on overland journeys to the Amazon Basin, into a village in Honduras terrorized by insurgent forces, and to the ball fields of Ecuador for an unusual game of beisbol. |