Harvest of Hope: The Pilgrimage of a Mexican-American PhysicianUniversity of Notre Dame Press, 1989 - 157 páginas An autobiography by a man born in Mexico who became a physician and ultimately President of the Chicago Board of Health. Besides his work in medicine, Prieto is a social activist striving for civil rights in Chicago and for the farmers union in California. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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... month . The war in Korea had caused rents to go so high in the U.S. that it was clear that I would have to save for several months before I could have them join me in Chicago . Leaving my wife and child was not so difficult since I ...
... month . The war in Korea had caused rents to go so high in the U.S. that it was clear that I would have to save for several months before I could have them join me in Chicago . Leaving my wife and child was not so difficult since I ...
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... months of internship , my wife and daughter could not join me , and every third day , when " off call , " or not on duty , I endured the misery of loneliness in a strange city where I had no friends . There were no quarters for married ...
... months of internship , my wife and daughter could not join me , and every third day , when " off call , " or not on duty , I endured the misery of loneliness in a strange city where I had no friends . There were no quarters for married ...
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... month and my salary still $ 75 monthly ; and we had no winter clothing . The reality of this seemed about to bring my dreams of serving migrants in Chicago to a grinding halt . With nine months of internship still to go , I just could ...
... month and my salary still $ 75 monthly ; and we had no winter clothing . The reality of this seemed about to bring my dreams of serving migrants in Chicago to a grinding halt . With nine months of internship still to go , I just could ...
Contenido
At the Beginning | 1 |
The Year of the Internship | 43 |
The Early Years | 63 |
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Harvest of Hope: The Pilgrimage of a Mexican-American Physician Jorge Prieto Vista de fragmentos - 1989 |
Harvest of Hope: The Pilgrimage of a Mexican-American Physician Jorge Prieto Vista de fragmentos - 1989 |
Harvest of Hope: The Pilgrimage of a Mexican-American Physician Jorge Prieto Sin vista previa disponible - 1990 |
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