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Larimore, Walter L.

Bryson City tales : stories of a doctor's first year of practice in the Smoky Mountains / Walt Larimore. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, 2002. - 282 p. ; 22 cm.

The murder -- Rewind: first stops in Bryson City -- The arrival -- The hemlock inn -- The grand tour -- The interview -- Fast-forward: awkward beginnings in rural Appalachia -- Settling in -- First-day jitters -- Emergency! -- The delivery -- The "expert" -- The trial -- Shitake Sam -- Wet behind the ears -- Lessons in daily practice -- White lies -- The epiphany -- Play: making Bryson City home -- Becoming part of the team -- Monuments -- My first home victory -- Fisher of men -- Fly-fishing -- Something fishy -- A good day at the office -- An evening to remember -- Another new doc comes to town -- 'Twas the night before Christmas -- A surprising gift -- The new year -- The home birth -- The showdown -- The initiation -- Home at last.

ISBN: 0310241006 (acidfree paper)

LCCN: 2001008039

Subjects--Personal Names:
Larimore, Walter L.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Physicians--Biography.--North Carolina--Bryson City
Medicine, Rural--North Carolina--Bryson City.

LC Class. No.: R154.L267 / A3

Dewey Class. No.: 610/.92 B