Fever and Thirst: An American Doctor Among the Tribes of Kurdistan, 1835-1844
by:
Gordon Taylor (author)
The first Americans to work with the people of the Middle East were neither spies nor soldiers. They were, in fact, teachers, printers, and missionaries; and one was a country doctor from Utica, NY. In June of 1835 Asahel Grant, M.D. and his bride, Judith, sailed from Boston to heal the sick and...
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The first Americans to work with the people of the Middle East were neither spies nor soldiers. They were, in fact, teachers, printers, and missionaries; and one was a country doctor from Utica, NY. In June of 1835 Asahel Grant, M.D. and his bride, Judith, sailed from Boston to heal the sick and save the world. Fever and Thirst tells the story of Asahel Grant: explorer, physician, author and the first American to become enmeshed in the struggles of northern Iraq.
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9780897335720 (0897335724)
ASIN: 0897335724
Publish date: 2007-05-08
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Pages no: 354
Edition language: English
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