Living Poor; a Peace Corps Chronicle

Living Poor; a Peace Corps Chronicle
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Publisher : University of Washington Press
Total Pages : 330
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ISBN-10 : 0295969288
ISBN-13 : 9780295969282
Rating : 4/5 (282 Downloads)

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Download or read book Living Poor; a Peace Corps Chronicle written by Moritz Thomsen and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 1969 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the age of 48, Moritz Thomsen sold his pig farm and joined the Peace Corps. As he tells the story, his awareness of the comic elements in the human situation--including his own--and his ability to convey it in fast-moving, earthy prose have madeLiving Poora classic. "Hilariously funny at times, grimly sad at others and elavened with perceptive insights into the ways of the people and with breathtaking descriptions of the Ecuadorian landscape."-St. Louis Post-Dispatch


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