Tales of Togo: A Young Woman's Search for Home in West Africa

by Meredith Pike-Baky

What happens when an idealistic young woman sets off in 1971 to live and work in a remote community in sub-Saharan Africa? Propelled by campaigns at home for peace, social justice and racial equality, she joins the Peace Corps and requests a position in the north of Togo, far from the capital city. Once in Africa, her revolutionary zeal is challenged by others who embrace America and its politics. She encounters unfamiliar authoritarianism in a school...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1950444139
• ISBN13: 9781950444137
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Peace Corps Writers of Oakland, California
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"