In 1929 Adelaide Kibbe was a 27-year-old missionary physician who set out from New York, on the steamer SS American Banker, headed for Iran. Her route to Persia took her through England, Scandinavia, Germany, Switzerland and Egypt. It would be 28 years before she returned home, and during the ensuing decades she would see huge changes in her adopted country: the development of modern roads, railway and air transport, the spread of telephones and radio, and modern schools in the cities (bringing literacy to girls as well as boys), and the growth of the modern University of Tehran. Through her letters to family, diaries and mission reports we have an insight into a country which has undergone tremendous cultural, social and political change. Adelaide's personal observations open a window to a bygone era brought to life through her engaging and timeless writings.
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Großbritannien
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Höhe: 203 mm
Breite: 127 mm
Dicke: 20 mm
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978-1-909193-57-4 (9781909193574)
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Upon her parents' retirement, Margaret Frame completed high school in Oakland, California. After attending a local Community College, she moved to New York City and then to Hawaii where she graduated from the University of Hawaii with a degree in History. Marriage and family kept her in Hawaii for the next 17 years. A move to the mainland led her to Idaho for a further 17 years where she worked as a librarian and director of a small library. In 1999, Margaret joined the Peace Corps and spent two years in Morocco working at the University of Kenitra. In order to continue working as a librarian she returned to graduate school and obtained an MLS (Masters in Library Science). Margaret worked as a librarian in Burlington County, New Jersey until her retirement in 2012. She currently lives in California.
