Doctor Tom Dooley, My Story (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Thomas A. Dooley
- First Published: 1960
- Time of Work: 1954–1960
- Setting: North Vietnam and Laos
- Principal Characters: Tom Dooley, Norman Baker, Peter Kessey, Dennis Shepard, Chai, Peter Comanduras
- Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography
- Subjects: 1950’s, Autobiography, Doctors, Poverty or poor people, Asia or Asians, War, Refugees, Southeast Asia, Indochina
- Locales: Laos, North Vietnam
Form and Content
Doctor Tom Dooley, My Story is a special one-volume abridgment of Thomas A. Dooley’s three significant books: Deliver Us from Evil (1956), The Edge of Tomorrow (1958), and The Night They Burned the Mountain (1960). The condensed work has been prepared for juveniles and young adults. In a single book, readers can learn about Dooley’s story and personal mission to the forgotten people of Southeast Asia. The work is an autobiography, but it also presents a factual account of historical dates and events.
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