false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173846828m/336021.jpg 336021 1 <P>"There, in this sorry world of ours, goes a great man." -- Albert Einstein, on Albert Schweitzer</P><P>In July of 1913, thirty-eight-year-old medical doctor Albert Schweitzer gave up his position as a respected professor at the University of Strasbourg and celebrated authority on music and philosophy in order to go as a physician to French Equatorial Africa (present-day Gabon). The Primeval Forest is Schweitzer's own fascinating story of these eventful years--a thrilling tale of his amazingly successful attempt to practice modern medicine and surgery in the face of wild elephant raids, marauding leopards, famine, an flood -- a story rich in human interest and high drama.</P><P>Schweitzer describes how he and his wife, a qualified nurse, worked to establish a hospital in the steaming jungle at Lambaréné. At first they treated patients in the open air, amid unbelievably primitive conditions -- with few drugs, medicines, or adequate instruments. But they worked tirelessly, caring for as many as forty cases a day, battling the misery caused by sleeping sickness, leprosy, pestilence, and plague. And, as the years went on, they gradually built a more permanent hospital to alleviate the terrible suffering of the Congo people.</P><P>"Here, in Dr. Schweitzer's own words, is the inspiring and unforgettable account of his years in Africa; his thrilling jungle adventures, and his amazing experiences in bringing modern medicine and surgery to the French Congo. The record of Schweitzer's day-by-day experience is told so vividly that a responsive reader cannot fail to relive these stirring events." -- Richmond Times-Dispatch</P> 326488 book 6 7 1998 The Primeval Forest (The Albert Schweitzer Library) total:4|5:2|4:1|3:0|2:1|1:0| 4 16 7 0 336021 0801859581 9780801859588 4 0 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173846828m/336021.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/336021.The_Primeval_Forest 5 0 false Sat Oct 10 09:50:29 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 09:50:29 -0700 2009 336021 0801859581 9780801859588 4 0 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173846828m/336021.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/336021.The_Primeval_Forest 2 0 false Sun Feb 22 08:48:55 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 08:48:55 -0800 2009 336021 0801859581 9780801859588 4 0 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173846828m/336021.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/336021.The_Primeval_Forest 0 0 false Wed Jan 21 08:24:43 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 08:24:43 -0800 2009 336021 0801859581 9780801859588 4 0 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173846828m/336021.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/336021.The_Primeval_Forest 0 0 false Thu Jun 12 16:28:17 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 16:28:17 -0700 2008 336021 0801859581 9780801859588 4 0 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173846828m/336021.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/336021.The_Primeval_Forest 0 0 false Tue Mar 25 16:50:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 16:50:00 -0700 2008 336021 0801859581 9780801859588 4 0 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173846828m/336021.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/336021.The_Primeval_Forest 5 0 false Fri Mar 16 08:39:50 -0700 2007 Fri Mar 16 08:39:50 -0700 2007 336021 0801859581 9780801859588 4 0 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173846828m/336021.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/336021.The_Primeval_Forest 4 0 false Tue Mar 13 21:33:55 -0700 2007 Tue Mar 13 21:33:55 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=336021