John Francis Smith

Confronting Adversity and Finding Grace

A Memoir of South Africa

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Produktbeschreibung

In early 2006, John F. Smith III, an American lawyer, civic leader, and frequent international traveler, broke his pelvis and sustained urological injuries in a horseback riding accident in a remote part of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Although he suffered painful back spasms and internal bleeding, he was unable to get from the primitive location of his accident to a health care facility for over twenty-four hours. This memoir describes the journey that Smith and his wife made from the Zulu village where he was injured to a small but capable regional hospital in the town of Empangeni, his experiences there, and his subsequent medical repatriation to the United States. More important, it is an account of the remarkable people who helped them along the way and the insights that arose out of this shattering-but ultimately transformative-experience.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Smith Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 100
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. März 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 159g
• ISBN-13: 9781088118818
• ISBN-10: 108811881X
• Artikelnr.: 67625216

Autorenporträt

Born in Irvington, New York, John Francis Smith III received a B.A. degree cum laude in English literature from Princeton University, served as an officer in the U.S. Navy, and earned a law degree from Yale Law School. He practiced law in Philadelphia for forty-six years. He founded or chaired numerous civic and charitable organizations, including the Philadelphia Chamber Ensemble, the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia, International House Philadelphia, and the Global Philadelphia Association, and led the City's successful campaign to be named the first World Heritage City in the United States.