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In a village far from home : my life among the Cora Indians of the Sierra Madre

Title: In a village far from home : my life among the Cora Indians of the Sierra Madre / Catherine Palmer Finerty.
Author: Finerty, Catherine Palmer, 1908-
Publication: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, [2000], ©2000.

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Description

x, 206 pages; 23 cm

Summary

"Soon after moving to Guadalajara, Finerty found herself visiting small settlements hidden deep in Mexico's tropical mountains. It was in Jesus Maria - so isolated that one could get there only by mule or small plane - that she found her new calling as the village nurse.".
"With its bugs and heat, no phones or running water, Jesus Maria was hardly a place to enjoy one's retirement, but Finerty was quickly charmed by its community of Cora Indians and mestizos. In a Village Far from Home richly describes this remote village with its festivals, traditions, and a cast of memorable characters you'd expect in a novel. Finerty's story takes readers deep into the Sierra Madre to reveal its true treasure: the soul of a people."--BOOK JACKET.

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ISBN

0816520372 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

99050961

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Columbia University Libraries