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The Kingdom of Black Jacobins: C. L. R. James and Alejo Carpentier on the Haitian Revolution
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In his well-known work The Black Jacobins, the Trinidadian writer and philosopher C. L. R. James informs us that "West Indians first became aware of themselves as a people in the Haitian Revolution" (391). There may be some truth in those words, for there are very few other events about which the three largest linguistic regions of the Caribbean have produced acknowledged literary masterpieces. However, if James's words are true, then West Indian self awareness is a very perplexing and fragmented phenomenon indeed, since throughout the last two centuries the Haitian Revolution has been a site ...
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DR. GORGAS DEFEATS `YELLOW JACK.(the eradication of mosquitoes to eliminate yellow fever during the building of the Panama Canal)
Magazine article from: Cobblestone
; ...to lead the attack on disease in Panama was Dr. William Crawford Gorgas. Gorgas was a white-haired, kindly gentleman from Alabama...suggest that mosquitoes spread the disease, attended Gorgas' birth. Gorgas met his future wife, Marie, when...
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Gorgas Scholarship awards: March 17th, 2006.
Magazine article from: Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science
; ...Alabama. Winners and finalists in the Gorgas Contest receive offers of tuition scholarships...Alabama for the study of science. The Gorgas Scholarship Program is named for General William Crawford Gorgas. the Alabama physician who conquered...
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Love and Duty: Amelia and Josiah Gorgas and Their Family.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Journal of Southern History
; ...developed a southern identity. Gorgas, the itinerant soldier, found...Love and Duty: Amelia and Josiah Gorgas and Their Family merits reading...socialized their successful son, William Crawford Gorgas. It also reflects thorough research...
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Love and Duty: Amelia and Josiah Gorgas and Their Family
Magazine article from: The Journal of Southern History
; ...developed a southern identity. Gorgas, the itinerant soldier, found...Love and Duty: Amelia and Josiah Gorgas and Their Family merits reading...socialized their successful son, William Crawford Gorgas. It also reflects thorough research...
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Gorgas Scholarship awards, March 21, 2003.
Magazine article from: Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science
; ...Alabama. Winners and finalists in the Gorgas Contest receive offers of tuition scholarships...Alabama for the study of science. The Gorgas Scholarship Program is named for General William Crawford Gorgas, the Alabama physician who conquered...
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Gorgas Scholarship awards March 29, 2002.
Magazine article from: Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science
; ...Alabama. Winners and finalists in the Gorgas Contest receive offers of tuition scholarships...Alabama for the study of science. The Gorgas Scholarship Program is named for General William Crawford Gorgas, the Alabama physician who conquered...
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PREVENTIVE MEDICINE AWARDS: GORGAS MEDAL
Magazine article from: Military Medicine
; Major General William Crawford Gorgas, MC USA, played a major role in...might not have been constructed. The Gorgas Medal, in his honor, was established...members or eligible for membership. Gorgas Medal recipients receive a medal...
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HHS SECRETARY, PANAMANIAN HEALTH MINISTER, GORGAS MEMORIAL INSTITUTE AGREE TO EXPAND COOPERATIVE PUBLIC HEALTH EFFORTS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...Services (HHS), Panam's Ministry of Health and the Gorgas Memorial Institute (GMI) today agreed to expand...medicine, and health management. It is named after Dr. William Crawford Gorgas, the U.S. Army Physician who eradicated Yellow...
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HHS Secretary and Panamanian Health Minister and Gorgas Memorial Institute Agree to Expand Cooperative Public Health Efforts.
PR Newswire
; ...Services (HHS), Panama's Ministry of Health and the Gorgas Memorial Institute (GMI) today agreed to expand...medicine, and health management. It is named after Dr. William Crawford Gorgas, the U.S. Army Physician who eradicated Yellow...
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PREVENTIVE MEDICINE AWARDS
Magazine article from: Military Medicine
; GORGAS MEDAL Major General William Crawford Gorgas, MC USA, played a major role in the construction of the...populations, the Panama Canal might not have been constructed. The Gorgas Medal, in his honor, was established in 1942. The award...
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