#paperback#blackhistory#haiti This is the firsthand account of a young doctor's year in Haiti. At the age of 27 years old, Dr. Bentivegna, fresh out of his internship, spent a volunteer year working with the Missionaries of Charity (the order of Mother Teresa). He describes the brutal poverty that led to the multiple disease he treated. This book quickly became the "must read" for anyone wishing to practice Third World Medicine and also became a standard textbook in medical schools and colleges in courses that emphasis social justice.

ISBN: 9780962600104