| Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands Contributor(s): Seacole, Mary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486831728 ISBN-13: 9780486831725 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $6.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Medical | Nursing - General - Biography & Autobiography | Medical (incl. Patients) |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2018048295 |
| Series: Dover Thrift Editions |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5" W x 7.9" (0.25 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - African - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Russia - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Famed for her work among the sick and wounded of the Crimean War, Mary Seacole possessed a unique perspective: that of a Victorian-era black woman at a battlefield's front line. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1805, she began her career as a healer by helping her mother nurse British officers at nearby military camps. In the 1850s, her compassion aroused by agonizing reports from Crimea, she headed for England to offer her services. Seacole was denied entry to Florence Nightingale's "angel band" of military nurses, possibly on account of her race. Undaunted, she traveled independently to Crimea to set up accommodations near Balaclava that provided treatment and domestic comforts to convalescing soldiers. Seacole's years of service left her bankrupt and impoverished, but her memoirs, published to popular and critical acclaim in 1857, express no regrets. Humorous and tragic by turns, this autobiography recaptures the voice of a fearless adventurer and humanitarian. |