A Time That Was…
A Peace Corps Volunteer’S Experience of Pre-Revolutionary Liberia, West Africa, 1962-1964
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
| Author: | Philip S. Salisbury | ISBN: | 9781493196012 |
| Publisher: | Xlibris US | Publication: | July 22, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Xlibris US | Language: | English |
| Author: | Philip S. Salisbury |
| ISBN: | 9781493196012 |
| Publisher: | Xlibris US |
| Publication: | July 22, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Xlibris US |
| Language: | English |
The author worked and vacationed in Liberia and West Africa from 1962-1964 and 1964 respectively. The author kept a diary for most of his stay. This book reveals the day-to-day life of a Peace Corps volunteer as well as the experiences of students and villagers. The experiences are both diverse and unexpected. Reading these diaries results in a fair perspective on the volunteers life and times. Furthermore, it provides many insights into Liberia, Americo-Liberian culture, life up-county, or life in the interior. This book carries the reader from experience to experience. Youll have a hard time setting it down.
The author worked and vacationed in Liberia and West Africa from 1962-1964 and 1964 respectively. The author kept a diary for most of his stay. This book reveals the day-to-day life of a Peace Corps volunteer as well as the experiences of students and villagers. The experiences are both diverse and unexpected. Reading these diaries results in a fair perspective on the volunteers life and times. Furthermore, it provides many insights into Liberia, Americo-Liberian culture, life up-county, or life in the interior. This book carries the reader from experience to experience. Youll have a hard time setting it down.
