Taller Than Bandai Mountain: The Story of Hideyo Noguchi

by Dan D'Amelio

Hideyo Noguchi was a Japanese doctor and Bacteriologist whose research in such diseases as general paralysis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, trachoma, and yellow fever brought him renown during his adult life. Almost nothing is known of his boyhood except for two facts that in themselves could have prevented his ever becoming a doctor; His family's drastic poverty, and a pitifully crippled left hand. What could have inspired a boy who suffered cold, hunger, and ridicule to fight his way to the successful accomplishment of a great ambition. Dan D' Amelio tells with sympathy and imagination how a twelve -year-old boy " with a deformed hand but a brilliant mind" discovered his own dedication to the cause of medicine. It was a hard road and a weary one that he traveled to reach his goal, but the career that followed his medical training at the University of Tokyo is one of the most impressive in medical history.

Genres: Biography

Library Binding

Published January 1, 1968