Hospital Sketches: An Army Nurse's True Account of her Experiences during the Civil War
Louisa May Alcott (1832 – 1888) needs little introduction, as she is one of the most famous American female authors, whose most famous work is Little Women. She also served as a nurse for six weeks during the Civil War at Union Hospital in Georgetown. Her letters home were compiled to create...
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Louisa May Alcott (1832 – 1888) needs little introduction, as she is one of the most famous American female authors, whose most famous work is Little Women. She also served as a nurse for six weeks during the Civil War at Union Hospital in Georgetown. Her letters home were compiled to create Hospital Sketches
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781499717792 (1499717792)
ASIN: 1499717792
Publish date: 2014-05-30
Publisher: CreateSpace
Pages no: 54
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
History,
Literature,
American,
War,
19th Century,
Biography Memoir,
Military History,
Civil War
This book is Alcott's memoir of her time nursing in a Civil War-era hospital, and was particularly timely reading due to the recent 150th anniversary of Pres. Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation. Alcott makes reference to her family's abolitionist beliefs, as well as the New Year's Day ef...
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