It happened on the way to war : a marine's path to peace / Rye Barcott.
Traces the author's visit to Nairobi to gain better understanding of ethnic violence, describing the friendships with a widowed nurse and a community organizer with whom he built the leadership development organization Carolina for Kibera.
Record details
- ISBN: 1608192172
- ISBN: 9781608192175
- Physical Description: viii, 340 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Edition: First United States edition
- Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury USA, 2011.
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Pt. 1. The grenade ; Big Gota (fist bump) ; The present and future leaders ; "Because I can" ; What's the key? -- pt. 2. Doers ; The sword ; Things fall apart ; Messiahs ; Harambee ; War on trash -- pt. 3. From peacetime to wartime ; Change and continuity ; Spyderco ; Compartments ; Grass, flower, and wind ; The manuscript ; The elephant and the velvet glove ; Eleven years old and his life is already behind him ; Impact.
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.9 20 151804.
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- Subject:
- Barcott, Rye.
United States. Marine Corps > Officers > Biography.
Carolina for Kibera.
Community development > Kenya > Kibera.
Poor > Kenya > Kibera.
Slums > Kenya > Kibera.
Social service > Kenya > Kibera.
Volunteer workers in social service > Kenya > Kibera > Biography.
Volunteer workers in social service > United States > Biography.
Kibera (Kenya) > Social conditions. - Genre:
- Autobiographies.
Available copies
- 5 of 6 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | BIO BARCOTT (Text) | 36015000664686 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
