Florence Nightingale's Nuns Contributor(s): Garnett, Emmeline (Author), Jauss, Anne Marie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1586172972 ISBN-13: 9781586172978 Publisher: Ignatius Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: February 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Religious - Christian - People & Places - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Europe |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2008934738 |
Age Level: 8-9 |
Grade Level: 3-4 |
Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.26" W x 8.02" L (0.45 lbs) 158 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Theometrics - Catholic - Theometrics - Mainline - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Baltic - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 |
Features: Illustrated, Table of Contents |
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Publisher Description: At the age of 24, Florence Nightingale decided to dedicate herself to the care of the sick, especially those wounded in battle. She worked for nearly a year with the nursing Sisters of St. Vincent de Paul in Alexandria, Egypt. After that, when she established a hospital to tend the wounded during the Crimean War (1854 - 1856), she welcomed the assistance of thirty-eight women, including a group of Catholic nuns. This Vision Book for youth presents the moving story of those ten heroic nuns, from the Convent of Mercy in Bermondsey, England.The conditions in military hospitals at that time were extremely primitive and often lacked even the most basic necessities for treating the wounded and dying. But these dedicated nurses, especially the devoted nuns who saw Christ in their patients, sought to give them the very best care possible. Their successful struggle to establish higher standards of sanitation and care became widely known after the war, and Florence Nightingale became famous. |
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