Harvest of Hope: The Pilgrimage of a Mexican-American PhysicianAn 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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Contents
At the Beginning | 1 |
The Year of the Internship | 43 |
The Early Years | 63 |
Copyright | |
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Harvest of Hope: The Pilgrimage of a Mexican-American Physician Jorge Prieto No preview available - 1990 |
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