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Mary Livermore - My Story Of The War: The Civil War Memoirs Of The Famous Nurse, Relief Organizer, And Suffragette - 9780306806582 - KEX0304439
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My Story Of The War: The Civil War Memoirs Of The Famous Nurse, Relief Organizer, And Suffragette

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Description for My Story Of The War: The Civil War Memoirs Of The Famous Nurse, Relief Organizer, And Suffragette Paperback. Mary Livermore (1829-1905) left her family, volunteered for the US Sanitary Commission and achieved national prominence with the Commission. This text presents her war experiences, including personal reminiscences of Grant and Lincoln, and chronicles the wartime activities of women. Num Pages: 710 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 44. Weight in Grams: 942. Good copy 8vo. .Illustrated.The History of Nursing and Hospital Histories.
When secessionist chaos turned to bloodshed in 1861, Mary A. Livermore (1820-1905), editor, lecturer, and abolitionist, left her family and volunteered for the U.S. Sanitary Commission, becoming one of a handful of women to achieve national prominence and a position of leadership within the Commission. Her efforts,from nursing wounded soldiers at the front to organizing the Sanitary Fairs that raised more than a million dollars for relief work,earned the respect of Grant, Sherman, and Lincoln. My Story of the War presents Livermore's remarkable war experiences, including personal reminiscences of Grant, Lincoln, "Mother" Bickerdyke, and Dorothea Dix and chronicles ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Hachette Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
714
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306806582
SKU
KEX0304439
Shipping Time
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