Fever and Thirst : An American Doctor Among the Tribes of Kurdistan, 1835-1844
This is an enthralling account" (Booklist) of an American missionary doctor and his unprecedented adventures in Iraq, Iran and Kurdistan in the mid 19th century. The amazing thing about reading this richly detailed and absorbing account of the life and times of Dr. Asahel Grant in Asia is that...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Chicago : Chicago Review Press,
2007
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| Umfang: | Online-Ressource (463 p) |
| Zusammenfassung: | This is an enthralling account" (Booklist) of an American missionary doctor and his unprecedented adventures in Iraq, Iran and Kurdistan in the mid 19th century. The amazing thing about reading this richly detailed and absorbing account of the life and times of Dr. Asahel Grant in Asia is that things in that volatile region have not changed so very much over time. Gordon is a student of the region, having been in the Peace Corps in Ankara, Turkey in the 1960s, and readers come away with a nuanced and deeper understanding of the geography and dynamics of the region. This book, as one reviewer |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based upon print version of record |
| Beschreibung: | Online-Ressource (463 p) |
| ISBN: | 9780897335720 0897335724 9780897339483 0897339487 |