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Henry Nehemiah Cooper, M.D. (1927 - 1984) was a well-respected and
beloved physician in his home country of Liberia and in the United
States. He was a graduate of the College of West Africa, Clark
College in Atlanta, Georgia and Meharry Medical College in
Nashville, Tennessee. He served as Resident Surgeon at the Memorial
Sloan Kettering Center for Cancer and Allied Diseases in New York
City and later as Chief Medical Officer, John F. Kennedy Medical
Center in Monrovia. He founded the famed Cooper Clinic in Sinkor,
Monrovia. The Return of the Guinea Fowl is the autobiographical
novel Dr. Cooper wrote once he and his family settled in the United
States following Liberia's 1980 coup d'etat. He relates the
intriguing story of Dr. John Bowers, a member of the Gola tribe.
The novel follows his memorable childhood, U.S. college and medical
training, and distinguished medical career in two countries.
Through Dr. Bowers' eyes, we experience America as an African man.
We experience his compassion for his patients and family. The
Return of the Guinea Fowl also includes a biographical sketch of
Dr. Cooper's life and accomplishments through an essay by his wife,
Izetta Roberts Cooper, photographic reflections, memorial tributes
and more
Martha Ann is twelve years old when Papa finally saves enough money
to purchase her freedom from slavery. In 1830, the family leaves
east Tennessee to begin a new life in Liberia. On market days,
Martha Ann watches the British navy patrolling the Liberian coast
to stop slave catchers from kidnapping her family and friends and
forcing them back into slavery. Martha Ann decides to thank Queen
Victoria in person for sending the navy. But first, she must
determine how to make the 3,500-mile voyage to England, find a
suitable gift for the Queen, and withstand the ridicule of family
and friends who learn of her impossible dream. Martha Ann's Quilt
for Queen Victoria is the true story of Martha Ann Ricks, an
ex-slave who spent fifty years saving spare coins to fulfill her
dream of meeting the Queen of England.
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Martha Ann tiene 12 anos de edad cuando Papa logra reunir el dinero
suficiente para librarla de la esclavitud. En 1830, la familia
entera abandona el este de Tennessee para comenzar una vida nueva
en Liberia. En los dias de mercado, Martha Ann contempla los barcos
de la marina britanica que patrullan la costa liberiana para
impedir que los cazadores de esclavos secuestren a su familia y
amigos y les devuelvan a la esclavitud. Martha Ann decide dar
personalmente las gracias a la reina Victoria por haber enviado a
la marina. Pero primero tendra que hallar el modo de recorrer las
3500 millas que la separan de Inglaterra, idear un regalo apropiado
para la Reina y soportar las burlas de los familiares y amigos que
descubren su sueno inalcanzable. La colcha de Martha Ann para la
reina Victoria es la historia real de Martha Ann Ricks, una ex
esclava que paso cincuenta anos de su vida guardando monedas
sueltas para poder cumplir su sueno de conocer a la Reina de
Inglaterra.
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