This book is a concise, interpretive account of the life of Clara Barton from her childhood in Massachusetts through her feats of heroism during the Civil War, her founding of the American Red Cross, which she led for 20 years, and her bitterly contested ejection from office which clouded her last decade. Clara Barton (1821-1912) led a life in the service of humanity. Undoubtedly heroic and undoubtedly generous in her impulse to aid others, she nonetheless remained a self-centered individual who could brook neither criticism nor ingratitude. Her life story is told here with sympathy and understanding without sacrificing candor or honesty.
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.,."highly recommended for anyone who has not read any substantial material on the American heroine, and would also prove valuable as a comparison tool for those that have done extensive reading."-Smoke & Fire News
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There is something portentous in the fact that Clara Barton was born on Christmas Day, 1821, as there is, upon reflection, something sobering about the day of her death, Good Friday, 1912. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Clara Barton, United States, New York, Professional Angel, Daughter of Destiny, North Oxford, Geneva Convention, Theodore Roosevelt, Julian Hubbell, Patent Office, Miss Barton, South Carolina, Grand Duchess Louise, Barton Journal, Library of Congress, Mabel Boardman, New England, Bull Run, Captain Barton, Glen Echo, Spanish-American War, Stephen Barton, War Department, Woman of Valor, American Amendment New!
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There is something portentous in the fact that Clara Barton was born on Christmas Day, 1821, as there is, upon reflection, something sobering about the day of her death, Good Friday, 1912. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Clara Barton, United States, New York, Professional Angel, Daughter of Destiny, North Oxford, Geneva Convention, Theodore Roosevelt, Julian Hubbell, Patent Office, Miss Barton, South Carolina, Grand Duchess Louise, Barton Journal, Library of Congress, Mabel Boardman, New England, Bull Run, Captain Barton, Glen Echo, Spanish-American War, Stephen Barton, War Department, Woman of Valor, American Amendment New!
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- Clara Barton, Professional Angel (Studies in Health, Illness, and Caregiving) by Elizabeth Brown Pryor on 6 pages
- American Red Cross by Turner Publishing on 4 pages
- Story of the Red Cross by Clara Barton on 4 pages
- Clara Barton (His Gallery of great Americans series. Women of America) by Marrhew G. Grant on page 27, page 47, and page 48
- Woman of Valor: Clara Barton and the Civil War by Stephen B. Oates on page 62, and Back Matter
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- Women and the American Civil War: An Annotated Bibliography (Bibliographies and Indexes in Women's Studies) by Theresa McDevitt on page 83
- New Perspectives on Margaret Laurence: Poetic Narrative, Multiculturalism, and Feminism (Contributions in Women's Studies) by Greta M.K. McCormick Coger in Front Matter
- Spanish Women in the Golden Age: Images and Realities (Contributions in Women's Studies) by Magdalena S. Sanchez in Front Matter
- Before Equal Suffrage: Women in Partisan Politics from Colonial Times to 1920 (Contributions in Women's Studies) by Robert J. Dinkin in Front Matter
- Books and Reading in the Lives of Notable Americans: A Biographical Sourcebook by John McCrossan on page 27
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