The Return of the Guinea Fowl: An Autobiographical Novel of a Liberian Doctor
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (764 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B009HIPOZM |
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| Number of Pages | : | 436 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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The Return of the Guinea Fowl - memoir Henry Nehemiah Cooper's The Return of the Guinea Fowl is an important memoir of a life well lived. Doctors and medical school students, Africans and other immigrants, world travelers, expatriates and bon vivants will enjoy Dr. Cooper's globetrotting pursuit of a dream.His descripti. Karin Buehrig said GREAT book and must be read. The dedication of this book was also to the patients Dr. N. Cooper. I was a patient of Dr. Cooper and so were my children and my children's father.I enjoyed the book to the fullest and memories of those days in Liberia came back. I also learnt a lot about my doctor that I did not k. Great story!! Ken Schoening A must for anyone who has lived in Liberia! Brings back a lot of memories. Kudos to the family for completing
Cooper wrote once he and his family settled in the United States following Liberia’s 1980 coup d’état. (1927 – 1984) was a well-respected and beloved physician in his home country of Liberia and in the United States. Through Dr. He was a graduate of the College of West Africa, Clark College in Atlanta, Georgia and Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. The Return of the Guinea Fowl also includes a biographical sketch of Dr. Henry Nehemiah Cooper, M.D. The novel follows his memorable childhood, U.S. Bowers’ eyes, we experience America as an African man. Cooper’s life and accomplishments through an essay by his wife, Izetta Roberts Cooper, photographic reflections, memorial tributes and more!. He served as Resident Surgeon at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Center for Cancer and Allied Diseases in New York City and later as Chief Medical Officer, John F. John Bowers, a member of the Gola tribe. He founded the famed Cooper Clinic in Sinkor, Monrovia. He relates the intriguing story of Dr. The Retur