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Visit “40 Years of Peace Corps Writers: The Tour” for the most current listing of readings around the country.
A Letter from . . .
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. . . Cameroon by the authority on Karen Blixen/Isak Dinesen, Linda Meyers Donelson (Cameroon 1965–66, Ghana 1966–67).
A Writer Writes
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Katherine Jamieson (Guyana 1996–98) talks about growth in “Telling Time.”
Travel Right — travel information from people who know
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Dan Buck reveals the wonders of the invaluable and indestructable South American Handbook.
Talking with . . .
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Ron Singer (Nigeria 1964–67) interviewed the author of Whites and Mating Norm Rush (Botswana Country Co-director 1978–83)
Recent books by Peace Corps writers
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Politics and running (not for office) are among this issue’s ten new books.
Reviews
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Blood of the Liberals by George Packer (Togo 1982–83) reviewed by Joe Kovacs (Sri Lanka 1997–98)
Facing the Congo by Jeffrey Tayler (Morocco 1988–90; PC Staff/Poland 1992, Uzbekistan 1992–93) reviewed by Tina Thuermer (Zaire 1973–75)
Louisa by Simone Zelitch (Hungary 1991–93) reviewed by Susan Hundt Bergan (Ethiopia 1966–68)
Searching for Crusoe: A Journey Among the Last Real Islands by Thurston Clarke (Tunisia 1968) reviewed by Paul Shovlin (Moldova 1996–98)
A Closer Look
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. . . at a Peace Corps movie you probably didn’t know about.
To Preserve and to Learn: Essays about the History of the Peace Corps
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On March 1, 1961 President John Kennedy issued an Executive Order creating the Peace Corps.
New in Resources
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We have a new Friendly Agent — John Silbersack
Thor Hanson (Uganda 1993–95) gives the details of Print-on-Demand — Even a Luddite can do it.
And two entries to our “Publishing Innovations” have been added.
There is new publishing opportunity of those scholars doing research on economic issues in Africa.
New at the Site
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In their own words: Books about the Peace Corps experience by those who have served as Peace Corps Volunteers.
Short works about the Peace Corps experience — a listing of essays, letters, songs and poetry previously published by PeaceCorpsWriters.org
Archived RPCV Writers & Readers
January 1992
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