Jack Rathmell

Jack Rathmell

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Jack Rathwell grew up in Pennsylvania Amish country and after only a year in college, decamped to South Africa, first as a volunteer and later as a student and resident. He now lives in London and has written a memoir about his experiences, "How The Rhino Lost His Horn."

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