Doctor Nellie: The Autobiography of Dr. Helen MacKnight Doyle
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (822 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0931378079 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 364 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
California history that reads as smooth as any novel norwaysue One of the best stories I have ever read. I read this about 25 years ago when it was recommended to me by a teacher friend of mine and it was so interesting. I also read The Land of Little Rain about the same time and then my husband and I drove out to the Owens Valley to get some feel for the area. Interesting trip although sadly, with the water source having been rerouted to Los Angeles via the aquaduct in the early part of the 20th century, it is now a more arid area than it was for the earlier times in her story. I suggested the book to my Book Club and am hoping that others enjoy it as much a. A California Girl Any Californian blessed with daughters will want to read them/give them (according to whether they're nine or fifteen)a work which roots autonomous, adventurous women on both sides of the Sierra(s). Anyone driving to ski at Mammouth can animate the boredom (through Independence, etc.) with this work. And as for a genteel assault on S.F. (the "City") by a pioneer woman medical student, this will steel your daughter for the scalpel and for any derision that may still hover in surgical theaters and dissection labs.. "Doctor Nellie" according to A Customer. This is a really wonderful book. Heart wrenching stories from her youth in the late 1800's to funny anecdotes of medical school and life as a country doctor.
Pages clean and unmarked. Slight wear from time on shelf like you would see on a major chain. Immediate shipping