"The Gringo: A Memoir" by J. Grigsby Crawford

January 17, 2013 11:19 AM

Jeff Glor talks to J. Grigsby Crawford about "The Gringo: A Memoir." Crawford joined the U.S. Peace Corps after graduating from George Washington University in 2008 and spent nearly two and a half years in Ecuador. The book recounts his journey full of of danger, drugs, sex and alarming illness, as well as his take on the Peace Corps' place in the 21st century.

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