Florence Nightingale: Lady with the Lamp (Heroes of the Faith (Barbour Paperback)) [Paperback]

Sam Wellman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1999 | Series: Heroes of the Faith (Barbour Paperback)

For Florence Nightingale (1820--1910), following Christ's example of service meant tending to the medical needs of the sick and injured. The famous "Lady with the Lamp," one of the most influential women of nineteenth-century England, is generally considered the founder of modern nursing. The best-known aspect of her life--nursing wounded soldiers at Scutari Hospital in Turkey during the Crimean War--comprised, in fact, a very small part of her fifty-year career, but provided the springboard from which it all began. Her good deeds to "the least of these" helped elevate nursing to the respectable profession it is today.

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Book Description

Amidst the millions of committed Christians in each generation, a handful rise to special prominence. Learn more about their exciting and inspiring lives in Barbour's "Heroes of the Faith" series.

Known as the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale followed Christ's example of service, tending to the medical needs of the sick and injured.

About the Author

Sam Wellman is a freelance author living in McPherson, Kansas.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Incorporated (July 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1577485580
• ISBN-13: 978-1577485582
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,942,705 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sam Wellman, PhD, is a writer of numerous biographies. His latest book is 'Frederick the Wise: Seen and Unseen Lives of Martin Luther's Protector', published by Wild Centuries Press. He has traveled to Germany many times and twice stayed for several months (Berlin and Wittenberg). He blogs and tweets on Martin Luther and Frederick the Wise. He lives near Wichita, Kansas.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars THAT'S THE LADY, BUT WHERE'S HER LAMP?, December 6, 2002

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This review is from: Florence Nightingale: Lady with the Lamp (Heroes of the Faith (Barbour Paperback)) (Paperback)

The name of this book remains the sweetest part of it. I am sorry to say that Sam Wellman did not impress me with his story. The 208 pages he wrote were dull and dragging. It is a far cry from the thriller I expected. His account of Nightingale's early life was okay; but that of her later nursing career, which brought her prominence, was not well relayed. His book has a fine topic, but lacked the type of presentation I expected. I think that Val Webb did a better job in his book, (with similar title).

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating woman, so-so book, October 8, 2002

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Marc Axelrod (Potter, Wi USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Florence Nightingale: Lady with the Lamp (Heroes of the Faith (Barbour Paperback)) (Paperback)

Florence Nightingale was a nurse during the Crimean War of the 1850s. She had great compassion for the wounded British soldiers. They called her "The Lady with the Lamp" because she roamed the military hospital corridors through the night, ministering at the bedside of the wounded. She labored hard to make the hospitals more sanitary.

But she was not well liked by the hospital staff, who thought she was meddling. And questioning their professionalism. But to many in England, (especially the soldiers) she was a heroine.

But I'm sorry to say that this book is not the greatest. it spends way too much time discussing how she wrestled with God;s will for her life. And not enough time on her powerful work on behalf of the soldiers. By the time I was halfway through the book, I was thinking, "OK, when is this going to get interesting?" The book becomes more interesting over the latter half. But it totally glosses over the last 50 years of her life. So I would have to recommend that you start elsewhere to learn about Miss Nightingale.