Highlights the life of the nurse who served on the battlefields of the Civil War and later founded the American Red Cross.
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In Clara Barton, Professional Angel, Elizabeth Brown Pryor presents a biography of Barton that strips away the heroic exterior and reveals a complex and often trying woman.
An introduction to the life of the nurse who served on the battlefields of the Civil War and later founded the American Red Cross.
In late 1880, James A. Garfield was elected president. Barton was hopeful that she now would make headway with her cause. She and Garfield knew each other from their battlefield days, when Garfield was a major general.
Clarissa “Clara” Barton was a shy girl who grew up to become a teacher, nurse, and humanitarian.
" - Clara Barton The Civil War was the deadliest conflict in American history, and had the two sides realized it would take 4 years and inflict over a million casualties, it might not have been fought.
This book is a concise, interpretive account of the life of Clara Barton from her childhood in Massachusetts through her feats of heroism during the Civil War, her founding of the American Red Cross, which she led for 20 years, and her ...
Profiles the life and accomplishments of Clara Barton, a teacher who organized efforts to bring nursing care to wounded soldiers during the Civil War and who went on to become the founder of the American Red Cross.
A look at the life and times of the nurse who served on the battlefields of the Civil War and later founded the American Red Cross.