A Falkland Islands Story a Doctor on HorsebackLulu.com, 1.07.2007 г. - 124 страници Dr Hopwood tells how as a newly qualified and newly married doctor in 1944 he becomes a Medical Officer in the Falklands Islands. There were then no roads or even tracks outside Port Stanley. On the West Falklands the tenderfoot doctor has to learn to ride as well as make the most of his limited medical knowledge. This story records what happens over the next three years |
Съдържание
FIRST APPOINTMENT | 1 |
AT SEA | 7 |
ARRIVAL | 19 |
THE POST MORTEM | 27 |
PORT STANLEY | 38 |
THE NORTH CAMP | 45 |
FOX BAY | 56 |
A LONG RIDE | 66 |
WHOOPING COUGH AND WILD LIFE | 73 |
TWO DEATHS | 85 |
PORT STANLEY AGAIN | 97 |
THE STRAITS OF MAGELLAN | 105 |
RETURN | 109 |
Често срещани думи и фрази
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