The Edge of Paradise: America in Micronesia

The Edge of Paradise: America in Micronesia

In 1967 the Peace Corps sent P. F. Kluge to paradise - or so the American possessions in Micronesia seemed. His assignment was as noble as it was adventurous: to help the people of those half-forgotten Pacific islands move from old to new, so that paradise would have prosperity and freedom as well as physical beauty. He immersed himself in the lives of the diverse peoples of the islands. He composed speeches for their leaders. He wrote a stirring manifesto that became the Preamble to the Constitution of Micronesia. He began a friendship with a man who would one day be president of Palau. And then, a generation later, P. F. Kluge went back.â€¦

The result is a book the New Yorker called "remarkably effective," the Economist deemed "terrific"; a book Smithsonian Magazine found to be "written from the heart." The Edge of Paradise shows the impact and ironies of America's presence in an undeveloped part of the world, how perhaps there's no way "a big place can touch a little one without harming it."

Country	USA
Author	P. F. Kluge
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	Crossroad Press First Digital
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	Crossroad Press
Manufacturer	Crossroad Press
NumberOfPages	236
PublicationDate	2015-03-17
Publisher	Crossroad Press
ReleaseDate	2015-03-17
Studio	Crossroad Press

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