Hospital Sketches: An Army Nurse's True Account of her Experiences during the Civil War
Louisa May Alcott was one of the most famous American writers. Alcott is best known for the Little Women series. She also served as a nurse at a Union hospital and wrote on her experiences. This edition includes a table of contents.
Louisa May Alcott was one of the most famous American writers. Alcott is best known for the Little Women series. She also served as a nurse at a Union hospital and wrote on her experiences. This edition includes a table of contents.
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Format: Kindle Edition
ASIN: B00KPXI9IC
Publisher: Heraklion Press
Pages no: 74
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...