George Blue Spruce, Deanne Durrett

Searching for My Destiny

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Produktbeschreibung

George Blue Spruce Jr. is the founder of the Society of American Indian Dentists and serves as the assistant dean at the Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health. He is a popular speaker dedicated to inspiring and motivating future Indian health professionals and promoting health care and education for American Indians. He lives in Arizona. ¿ Deanne Durrett is a freelance writer and the author of numerous books, including Unsung Heroes of World War II: The Story of the Navajo Code Talkers, available in a Bison Books edition. For more information about the book, visit¿.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Univ of Nebraska Press
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9780803246126
• ISBN-10: 0803246129
• Artikelnr.: 36146552

Autorenporträt

George Blue Spruce Jr. is the founder of the Society of American Indian Dentists and serves as the assistant dean at the Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health. He is a popular speaker dedicated to inspiring and motivating future Indian health professionals and promoting health care and education for American Indians. He lives in Arizona.   Deanne Durrett is a freelance writer and the author of numerous books, including Unsung Heroes of World War II: The Story of the Navajo Code Talkers, available in a Bison Books edition. For more information about the book, visit http://www.deannedurrett.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1. Those Who Came Before Me
Chapter 2. Those Who Paved My Way
Chapter 3. Campus Brats, Cousins, and the Lessons of Life
Chapter 4. Formal Education, Hard Knocks, and Rewards
Chapter 5. Creighton Years
Chapter 6. Finally! Doctor Blue Spruce
Chapter 7. Lieutenant Blue Spruce, USN (DC)
Chapter 8. Indian Health Service Dentist
Chapter 9. From the Wilds of Montana to New York City
Chapter 10. Merchant Marines
Chapter 11. Back to School
Chapter 12. Off to South America
Chapter 13. Back to the States
Chapter 14. Special Assistant: Bureau of Health Manpower Education
Chapter 15. Career Change - The "Money Man"
Chapter 16. "King of the Hill"
Chapter 17. Finally - Director of the Program Closest to My Heart
Chapter 18. Assistant Surgeon General
Chapter 19. Come, Follow Me...
Chapter 20. To Those Who Hold Our Future