A Time that was...
Experiences of a Peace Corps Volunteer in Liberia, West Africa 1962-1964
Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Philip S Salisbury | ISBN: | 9781948262279 |
| Publisher: | Toplink Publishing, LLC | Publication: | November 16, 2017 |
| Imprint: | TOPLINK PUBLISHING, LLC | Language: | English |
| Author: | Philip S Salisbury |
| ISBN: | 9781948262279 |
| Publisher: | Toplink Publishing, LLC |
| Publication: | November 16, 2017 |
| Imprint: | TOPLINK PUBLISHING, LLC |
| Language: | English |
The author worked as a teacher and had a variety of experiences in Liberia and traveling in West Africa from 1962-1964. The author kept a diary for most of his tour of duty. The book reveals the day-to-day life of a Peace Corps Volunteer as well as that of students and villagers. The experiences are both diverse as well as unexpected. Reading this book results in a good perspective on the volunteer’s life and the culture he lived in. Furthermore, it provides many insights into Liberian culture Americo-Liberian culture, life in the hinterland, and how life contrasted with life in the United States. This book carries the reader from experience to experience. You’ll have a hard time setting it down.
The author worked as a teacher and had a variety of experiences in Liberia and traveling in West Africa from 1962-1964. The author kept a diary for most of his tour of duty. The book reveals the day-to-day life of a Peace Corps Volunteer as well as that of students and villagers. The experiences are both diverse as well as unexpected. Reading this book results in a good perspective on the volunteer’s life and the culture he lived in. Furthermore, it provides many insights into Liberian culture Americo-Liberian culture, life in the hinterland, and how life contrasted with life in the United States. This book carries the reader from experience to experience. You’ll have a hard time setting it down.
