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My Own Country: A Doctor's Story

by Abraham Verghese

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Nestled in the Smoky Mountains of eastern Tennessee, the town of Johnson City saw its first AIDS patient in August 1985. Working in Johnson City was Abraham Verghese, a young Indian doctor specializing in infectious diseases who became, by necessity, the local AIDS expert. Out of his experience comes a startling, ultimately uplifting portrait of the American heartland.
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This is a thoughtfully written first-hand account of the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States. Dr. Verghese was an infectious disease doctor in the tri-cities area of northeast Tennessee. Johnson City is a small pocket of HIV/AIDS infections, covering the gamut of high- and low-risk people. My Own Country describes each person infected with, and affected by, the disease. Each has their own unique story, and Dr. Verghese details their personal struggles, as well as family and community reactions, with insight, heartbreak, and humor. He gives names and stories to the first victims of this disease. They are your neighbors and your friends, not faceless people in far away places.
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ISBN:
9780679752929
Subtitle:
A Doctor's Story
Author:
Verghese, Abraham
Author:
Verghese, A.
Author:
Vergehese, Abraham
Publisher:
Vintage Books USA
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Social aspects
Subject:
AIDS (Disease)
Subject:
Medical
Subject:
Physicians
Subject:
Diseases - AIDS & HIV
Subject:
Aids
Subject:
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Subject:
AIDS (Disease) -- Social aspects -- Tennessee -- Johnson City. .
Subject:
Medical - General
Subject:
Verghese, A
Subject:
AIDS (Disease) - Social aspects - Tennessee -
Copyright:
1994
Edition Description:
1st Vintage Books ed.
Series Volume:
87-10
Publication Date:
January 1994
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
448
Dimensions:
8.03x5.27x.98 in. .79 lbs.
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