La Doctora: An American Doctor In The Amazon
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
La Doctora: An American Doctor In The Amazon
By (Author) Linnea Smith
University of Minnesota Press
University of Minnesota Press
23rd August 2002
United States
Classifications
General
Fiction
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
B
Physical Properties
Paperback
256
Width 152mm, Height 203mm, Spine 18mm
Description
In 1990, Dr. Linnea Smith went to Peru on an ecotourism vacation. She was so moved that she abandoned her thriving medical practice in Wisconsin to serve the Yagua Indians in the deepest part of the Amazon rainforest of Peru-alone.
Taken straight from the pages of Dr. Smiths journal,LaDoctoraoffers readers a rare glimpse into the suspense and drama of practicing medicine in a culture far removed from the sophisticated supplies and supports of 20th-century medicine.
Learn how Dr. Smith evolved from a strange white woman to an adopted member of the indigenous community. Her story of adventure, self-discovery and service creates inspiring testimony to one persons power to make alasting difference.
