Gather the Fruit One by One, Volume Two: The Americas: 50 Years of Amazing Peace Corps Stories

by Pat Alter and Bernie Alter

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609520017
• ISBN13: 9781609520014
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Travelers' Tales
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 8.0"