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Title:
Heroines of Mercy Street : the real nurses of the Civil War
Summary:
The nurses of the Civil War ushered in a new era for medicine in the midst of tremendous hardship. Toler tells the true stories of the nurses at Mansion House, the Alexandria, Virginia hotel turned wartime hospital. Women like Dorothea Dix, Mary Phinney, and Anne Reading saw casualties on a scale Americans had never seen before, and working conditions were abysmal-- but they met the challenges every step of the way.
General Note:
""Companion to Mercy Street on PBS"--Cover.
Edition:
First edition.
Contents:
Dorothea Dix goes to war -- The army is unprepared -- Volunteers -- Nurses on the hospital transport ships -- Arriving at Mansion House Hospital -- Learning by experience -- Becoming indispensable -- Leaving Mansion house Hospital -- Reporting back to duty -- After the war -- Afterword: a different viewpoint.
Physical Description:
viii, 287 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Publisher:
Little, Brown and Company,
Publication Date:
2016
ISBN:
9780316392075
Publication Information:
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2016.
Call Number:
973.775 TOLER
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