The Life of Clara Barton (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Percy H. Epler

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331694892 ISBN 13 : 9781331694892

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Discover the life of a steadfast humanitarian who shaped American history.

This authorized biography profiles Clara Barton through her own words and the material she left behind, offering a vivid portrait of a woman who endured war, pain, and criticism to help others. This book blends Miss Barton’s unpublished diaries, letters, and eyewitness accounts with official records to trace her journey. It emphasizes her enduring commitment to humanity, the origins of the American Red Cross, and the moral force she became in the face of hardship. While grounded in primary sources, the narrative remains accessible and focused on the person behind the legend.

• Experience Clara Barton’s perspective on war, relief work, and leadership, told through her diaries and letters.
• See how unpublished materials and official histories come together to form a comprehensive portrait.
• Understand the balance between private life, public action, and the enduring impact of her work.
• Learn about the author’s research approach and the sources that shaped this biography.

Ideal for readers of historical biographies and those curious about humanitarian advocacy, military relief, and American history.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from The Life of Clara Barton

"It is fully within bounds to say that there is no surviving American of either sex whose autobiography, if fully given, would constitute so thrilling and so fascinating a narrative as that of Miss Clara Barton."

Twenty years ago American public opinion was thus expressed in a representative editorial. Though Miss Barton's life had even then reached its meridian and had made history enough for several biographies, none had been written and none has appeared up to this time.

At the present moment unusual interest would seem to be attached to her life story. Amid the terrible catastrophes of the nations that now confront us, the biography of the Angel of the Battle Field cannot but afford a mighty stimulant. It is an inspiration for the relief of suffering, an encouragement to pity and mercy. These are the human emotions which it must inevitably prompt. While such feelings may not always be able to prevent war, they can and do help us prepare a table of relief in the midst of titanic foes of destruction.

Clara Barton's mission was not to glorify war. "Men have worshiped war," she declared, "till it has cost a million times more than the whole world is worth, poured out the best blood and crushed the fairest forms the good God has ever created. - Deck it as you will, war is - 'Hell.' ... The war side of war could never have called me to the field. All through and through, thought and act, body and soul - I hate it. ... Only the desire to soften some of its hardships and allay some of its miseries ever induced me, and I presume all other women who have taken similar steps, to dare its pestilent and unholy breath."

Her "work and words," she insisted, 'were for the individual soldier - what he does, sees, feels or thinks in these dread hours of leaden rain and iron hail."

Présentation de l'éditeur

Originally published in 1915. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331694892
• ISBN 13: 9781331694892
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 505
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