| Description |
xiv, 233 pages of plates, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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Women language |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-223) and index. |
| Summary |
Illuminating one of the unsung heroes of the Crimean War, the author presents the remarkable life of Mary Seacole, a Jamaican woman who fought cholera and yellow fever in the Crimea and later founded the British Hotel. |
| Contents |
A female Ulysses -- Daughter and doctress -- Up and doing -- An inclination to Rove -- Popmp, pride and circumstance -- Enjoying it amazingly -- Comfort and order -- Proud and unprotected -- A bold front to fortune -- The Crimean heroine -- Age and consequence. |
| Subject |
Seacole, Mary, 1805-1881.
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Seacole, Mary, 1805-1881. |
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Nurses -- Jamaica -- Biography.
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Nurses. |
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Jamaica. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Crimean War, 1853-1856 -- Women.
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Crimean War (1853-1856) |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
078671414X : $25.00 |
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