A Life of Clara Barton for American Youth Manuscript Collection
| Description: |
Manuscript of The Angel of the Battle-Field: A Life of Clara Barton for AmericanYouth written by William E. Barton. Alternative title in the manuscript is The Angel of the Battle-field: ALife of Clara Barton for the Young. Chapter contents include: Timid little girl, Her Schools and Teachers,The little teacher, more learning, more teaching, Clara and her lovers, a clerk in Washington, then camethe war, bull run and after, “follow the cannon”, the fatal field of Fredericksburg, the close of the war,Andersonville and after, the lecture platform, learning about the Red Cross, the one Red Cross inAmerica, the long and lonely struggle, the birth of the American Red Cross, her work at Sherborn, athome and abroad, in flame and flood, Cuba Libŕe, her retirement, her last years, and Clara Barton’spersonality and influence. |
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| Origin: | February2023 |
| Source: |
http://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/isulib/id/9682 |
| Collection: |
Indiana State University Library |
| Subjects: |
Nurses Nursing Civil wars United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Women People Wars & Conflicts Labor |
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