First formed in 1961 under the Kennedy administration, the U.S.
Peace Corps is a government program that sends American volunteers
into countries to aid in their social and economic development.
When candidates are interviewed for the Peace Corps they're told
idealistic mantras such as "everyone has a different experience,"
and "your service can be anything you make it." But in country,
service often presents both unexpected and dangerous challenges. In
Eastern Europe Volnteers are widely recognized as an American
diplomatic gesture, bright, young people offered as an olive
branch, tokens to the young satellite republics, who in turn
accepted the tribute to make good for the poor acts of their former
Soviet oppressor. In that regard, the program in Estonia had in it
the largest per capita number of American volunteers serving in any
country in the world. By the late 1990s, the U.S. government was
caught ill prepared to deal with broken economies of the fallen
Iron Curtain. The Clinton administration struggled to retrofit
idealistic, covert, Cold War processes into effective programs for
the growing needs of the unruly, wide-open region. As a result, the
U.S. failed to stay ahead of the curve, and relegated itself to
past policies, those of the lowest common denominator where the
ends justified the means. In this novel, the first of three, lead
character PCV Grayson Palmer finds in the former Soviet Union's
wild-east an enigmatic Peace Corps. Palmer's experience had become
something he'd never expected, but one he was born to understand.
Still, sexton stressed, his naivete was exposed and he became
unwittingly enveloped in the criminal world. Strange and new
influences challenged him. He'll need all his skills to traverse
the dark world of Eurasian organized crime. To regain that control
he must relearn to become his own true arbiter. Grayson Palmer
interviewed for the Peace Corps with little expectation, but what
he got was beyond his imagination. He learned at a young age to
handle everything in front him, to not fear the unknown, and to
shoot the moon with every hand dealt. He was confident, moral and
ethical, in a world where having such qualities was predicated
purely by self-determination. But would it be enough? As Grayson
Palmer confronts and submits to the elements around him, he
discovers secrets that change his life forever.
General
Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2013 |
First published: |
March 2013 |
Authors: |
Jeffrey John Vollmer
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Dimensions: |
203 x 127 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
404 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4827-3257-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Adventure / thriller >
General
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LSN: |
1-4827-3257-2 |
Barcode: |
9781482732573 |
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