One man's mission to promote peace... one school at a time Mortenson, Greg. creator Relin, David Oliver. text biography nyu New York Viking 2006 monographic eng

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338 p., [17] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. One man's campaign to build schools in the most dangerous, remote, and anti-American reaches of Asia: in 1993 Greg Mortenson was an American mountain-climbing bum wandering emaciated and lost through Pakistan's Karakoram. After he was taken in and nursed back to health by the people of a Pakistani village, he promised to return one day and build them a school. From that rash, earnest promise grew one of the most incredible humanitarian campaigns of our time--Mortenson's one-man mission to counteract extremism by building schools, especially for girls, throughout the breeding ground of the Taliban. In a region where Americans are often feared and hated, he has survived kidnapping, fatwas issued by enraged mullahs, death threats, and wrenching separations from his wife and children. But his success speaks for itself--at last count, his Central Asia Institute had built fifty-five schools.--From publisher description. Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. a-pk--- a-af--- n-us--- Mortenson, Greg Girls' schools Pakistan Girls' schools Afghanistan Humanitarian assistance, American Pakistan Humanitarian assistance, American Afghanistan LC 2330 .M67 2006 371.82209549 0670034827 9780670034826 2005043466 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0719/2005043466-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0719/2005043466-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0719/2005043466-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0719/2005043466-d.html PUL 050928 20150806182908.0 14123738