The Life of Clara Barton - Couverture souple

Epler, Percy H

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1428639675 ISBN 13 : 9781428639676

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

The Life of Clara Barton by Percy H. Epler is a biography of Clara Barton, a pioneering American nurse, teacher, and humanitarian who is best known for founding the American Red Cross. The book chronicles Barton's life from her childhood in Massachusetts to her work as a teacher and nurse during the Civil War, where she earned the nickname ""Angel of the Battlefield"" for her tireless efforts to care for wounded soldiers. It also covers her work with the International Red Cross during the Franco-Prussian War and her founding of the American Red Cross in 1881. The book offers a detailed portrait of Barton's life and accomplishments, as well as her struggles with personal and professional setbacks. Through Epler's meticulous research and engaging prose, readers gain a deeper understanding of Barton's legacy as a pioneering figure in American healthcare and humanitarianism.Biography Of The Angel Of The Battlefield Of The American Civil War.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

American of either sex whose autobiography, if fully given, would constitute so thrilling and so fascinating a narrative as that of Miss Clara Barton. JT wenty years ago American public opinion was thus expressed in a representative editorial. Though Miss Barton slife 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. A mid 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 smission 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. .. .T he 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. 1R eview of Reviews, A pril, 1894.
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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: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1428639675
• ISBN 13: 9781428639676
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 484
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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