Martha Mason (1937–2009)
Auteur van Breath: A Lifetime in the Rhythm of an Iron Lung: A Memoir
Over de Auteur
Martha Mason, who is believed to have lived longer in an iron lung than any other person, resided in her family home in Lattimore. North Carolina, attended by three faithful assistants. She died in May 2009.
Werken van Martha Mason
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Algemene kennis
- Officiƫle naam
- Mason, Martha Ann
- Geboortedatum
- 1937-05-31
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2009-05-04
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Lattimore, North Carolina, USA
- Opleiding
- Wake Forest University (Wake Forest College)
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Besprekingen
Lijsten
Statistieken
- Werken
- 3
- Leden
- 100
- Populariteit
- #190,120
- Waardering
- 3.9
- Besprekingen
- 3
- ISBNs
- 6
The experience, or even the idea, of an iron lung is more or less foreign today, so this was a quite fascinating read, as well as a curious peek into a time gone by. NB: As of 2014 there remained 10 people worldwide still living in iron lungs.… (meer)