The Night They Burned the Mountain by: Thomas A. Dooley / 1961 / First Edition Paperback / Memoir / Good Condition
1961 First edition first printing, Signet PB8
[The Night They Burned the Mountain] is a 1960 non-fiction memoir by American physician and humanitarian Dr. Thomas Anthony Dooley III.
The book is Dr. Dooley's third and final memoir. It details his return to the remote village of Muong Sing in Laos to continue his medical mission. It chronicles the founding and early struggles of MEDICO (Medical International Cooperation Organization), the medical relief organization he co-founded to bring healthcare to impoverished areas in Southeast Asia.
Amidst building hospitals and treating local villagers, Dooley faces his own mortality, privately learning and battling the advanced melanoma (terminal cancer) that would claim his life shortly after publication. The dramatic title refers to a night when local villagers set fire to the surrounding mountain slopes to clear land and drive away threats, mirroring the fiery challenges Dooley faced in his life and work.
It was published in 1960 by Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, just months before Dooley died at the age of 34 in January 1961.
Legacy: Dooley's books, including this one, made him an international celebrity and inspired many young Americans to volunteer in humanitarian service, heavily influencing the later creation of the Peace Corps.
The Night They Burned the Mountain by: Thomas A. Dooley / 1961 / First Edition Paperback / Memoir / Good Condition
1961 First edition first printing, Signet PB8
[The Night They Burned the Mountain] is a 1960 non-fiction memoir by American physician and humanitarian Dr. Thomas Anthony Dooley III.
The book is Dr. Dooley's third and final memoir. It details his return to the remote village of Muong Sing in Laos to continue his medical mission. It chronicles the founding and early struggles of MEDICO (Medical International Cooperation Organization), the medical relief organization he co-founded to bring healthcare to impoverished areas in Southeast Asia.
Amidst building hospitals and treating local villagers, Dooley faces his own mortality, privately learning and battling the advanced melanoma (terminal cancer) that would claim his life shortly after publication. The dramatic title refers to a night when local villagers set fire to the surrounding mountain slopes to clear land and drive away threats, mirroring the fiery challenges Dooley faced in his life and work.
It was published in 1960 by Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, just months before Dooley died at the age of 34 in January 1961.
Legacy: Dooley's books, including this one, made him an international celebrity and inspired many young Americans to volunteer in humanitarian service, heavily influencing the later creation of the Peace Corps.
