When the World Calls
The Inside Story of the Peace Corps and Its First Fifty Years
Written by Stanley Meisler
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
Publisher: Beacon Press
On Sale: February 7, 2012
Price: $19.00
A complete and revealing history of the Peace Corps–in time for its fiftieth anniversary
When the World Calls is the first complete and balanced look at the Peace Corps’s first fifty years. Stanley Meisler’s engaging narrative exposes Washington infighting, presidential influence, and the Volunteers’ unique struggles abroad. He deftly unpacks the...
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