The Man Who Tried to Save the World
The Dangerous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of an American Hero
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A swashbuckling Texan, a teller of tall tales, a womanizer, and a renegade, Fred Cuny spent his life in countries rent by war, famine, and natural disasters, saving many thousands of lives through his innovative and sometimes controversial methods of relief work. Cuny earned his nickname "Master of Continue
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- English Books
- Paperback 400 Pages
- Edition: 1 Anchor
- ISBN-10: 0385486669
- ISBN-13: 9780385486668
- Publisher: Anchor
- Pub date: May 16, 2000
- Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Hardcover
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Life and Death of a Hero
I had dinner with Fred Cuny his last night in New York City—this was mid-week, mid-March 1995, and, as it subsequently turned out, I wasn’t the only one who did so. At a memorial meeting in Washington some months later, where mourners seemed to vie w ... (read full critics)