In Service to America
| Author | : Marvin Schwartz |
| Publisher | : University of Arkansas Press |
| Total Pages | : 518 |
| Release | : 1988-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1557280061 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781557280060 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (060 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis In Service to America by : Marvin Schwartz
Download or read book In Service to America written by Marvin Schwartz and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As part of President Johnson's War on Poverty, VISTA volunteers in the 1960s began fanning out across the United States to try to break the cycle of poverty in which many Americans were caught. This work takes a close look at the effect these volunteers had on Arkansas communities and, in turn, the effect the communities had on the volunteers.
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