Archive - August 8, 2012

Paul Cowan Non-Fiction Award Feather: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle by Thor Hanson (Uganda 1993-95) The Lion of Judah in the New World: Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia and the Shaping of Americans’ Attitudes toward Africa By Theodore M. Vestal (PC/Ethiopia 1964-66) Ukraine: Discover the Real Ukraine By Ashley Hardaway (Ukraine 2006-08) Girls of the Factory: A Year with the Garment Workers of Fes By M. Laetitia Cairoli (Morocco 1985-87) The African-American Odyssey of John Kizell: A South Carolina Slave Returns to Fight the Slave Trade in His African Homeland By Kevin G. Lowther (Sierra Leone 1963-65) Angels of Mercy: White Women and the History of New York’s Colored Orphan Asylum By William Seraile (Ethiopia 1963-65) Big Dogs of Tibet and the Himalayas: A Personal Journey By Don Messerschmidt (Nepal 1963-65) Maria Thomas Fiction Award The Civilized World: A Novel in Stories by Susi Wyss (Central African Republic 1990-92) . . .

A good friend from Boston (not an RPCV!) sent me this short clip of Mark Shriver on Colbert last night talking about his father and his book on his Dad, A Good Man. It is a informative five minutes about Sarge, his place in history, and how well he is remembered. Check it out. http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/417499/august-07-2012/mark-shriver