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Fourth Uncle in the Mountain : A Memoir of a Barefoot Doctor in Vietnam
Fourth Uncle in the Mountain A Memoir of a Barefoot Doctor in Vietnam
Author: Marjorie Pivar, Quang Van Nguyen
Set during the French and American wars, Fourth Uncle in the Mountain is a true story about an orphan, Quang Van Nguyen, who is adopted by a sixty-four year old monk, Thau, who carries great responsibility for his people as a barefoot doctor. Thau manages, against all odds to raise his son to follow in his footsteps and in doing so, save...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312314309
ISBN-10: 0312314302
Publication Date: 4/1/2004
Pages: 368
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Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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Ken Burns, director of Jazz and The Civil War, writes about this book. "This is a magical, mesmerizing story; of healing and faith, and of a young boy's miraculous coming of age."


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