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Adrift on an Ice-Pan

Adrift on an Ice-Pan

Wilfred Thomason Grenfell

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Press Holdings International
Año de edición:
2004
Materia
Memorias
ISBN:
9781410107398
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One of the popular works written by the well-known doctor, Wilfred T. Grenfell. Sir Wilfred Grenfell is a legend in Newfoundland and Labrador. He arrived from England in 1892 to investigate the lives of the people who fished on 'the Labrador.' He found poverty and destitution, and decided to change it. Through his tireless efforts - fund raising, building hospitals, nursing stations, schools, and more - Dr. Grenfell enriched the lives of thousands of people.

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