The Call of The Plantain Eater - First Edition 1977

The Call of the Plantain Eater by Dr. Hugh L. Maclure is a Canadian publication recounting the author’s experiences in Africa as a physician and missionary. Copyright 1977 and printed by Wayside Press Ltd. in Vernon, British Columbia, this book offers a personal look at faith, service, medical work, and cross-cultural life.

Maclure writes from the perspective of someone who lived and worked closely with the people and communities he served, sharing the challenges, discoveries, and spiritual reflections that shaped his time abroad. As both a missionary account and a medical memoir, the book will appeal to readers interested in Christian service, African mission history, Canadian-authored nonfiction, and firsthand accounts of life overseas.

A meaningful choice for collectors of missionary books, vintage Christian nonfiction, medical memoirs, and Canadian religious publications.

Paperback, Very Good Light foxing (brown spotting) on the covers. Slight shelf wear at the edges. Typical age toning to the paper.