The Story of the Peace Corps (Cornerstones of Freedom)

by Zachary Kent

Book Overview

Examines the history of the American volunteer service whose young members dedicated their talents and skills to helping needy people throughout the Third World. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0516047523
• Release Date: November 1990
• Publisher: Childrens Pr
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The true value of the Peace Corps is in the changed attitudes rather than physical structures

The level of success of the Peace Corps cannot be measured by the numbers of people who volunteered to serve, or by what they built during the stay in the country. It is about what it demonstrated to people in those countries, the lives they changed and influenced. There is also the lasting effect on the people who served, no longer will they look at the United States in the same way. They will see the differences and they will also have an appreciation for other cultures, people and their role in the world. All of this is captured in this book, it is a history of the Peace Corps and an honest look at what it accomplishes. The generation of the fond and positive memories of Americans as well as the memories in those American minds will serve both sides very well for decades after the service is completed.