Song of Haiti : the lives of Dr. Larimer and Gwen Mellon at Albert Schweitzer Hospital of Deschapelles / Barry Paris.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Paris, Barry.

Contributor:

• Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Mellon, William Larimer, 1910-.
• Mellon, Gwen Grant.
• Physicians--Haiti--Biography.
• Hôpital Albert Schweitzer.
• Medicine--Haiti--History.
• Medicine.
• History.
• Physicians.
• Haiti.

Genre:

• Biographies.

Physical Description:

xii, 344 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Public Affairs, [2000]

Summary:

Paris tells the story of Larry and Gwen Mellon and the passion that inspired them to leave behind a world of almost unfathomable luxury to devote their lives to the practice of medicine amongst the poorest of the poor. of photos.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [337]-338) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

1891620134

OCLC:

42435014

Online:

The Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund Home Page