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The Last Palmer (Russian, Paperback)
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In Russian language. 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 U.S.
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. The U.S. Peace Corps in Eastern Europe had
been widely recognized as an American diplomatic gesture. Bright,
young Americans were offered as an olive branch to the young
satellite republics, who in turn accepted the tribute as a token to
make good for the poor acts of their former Soviet oppressor. In
that regard, during the program's involvement in Estonia, it had
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 wide-open region. As a result, the
administration 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 a 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. 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.
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Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2013 |
First published: |
March 2013 |
Authors: |
MR Jeffrey John Vollmer
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Dimensions: |
203 x 127 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
430 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4839-6123-1 |
Languages: |
Russian
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Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Crime & mystery >
General
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LSN: |
1-4839-6123-0 |
Barcode: |
9781483961231 |
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