Florence Nightingale: A Very Brief History

by Lynn McDonald

Florence Nightingale is remembered in history for the part she played in nursing wounded soldiers during the Crimean War and is often credited as the founder of modern nursing.

In this brand new introduction, Lynn McDonald explores the social, political and religious factors that formed the original context of her life and writings such as her faith in a secular world, the Crimean War and the founding of a new profession,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0281076456
• ISBN13: 9780281076451
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: SPCK Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.4"
• Age Range: 13 to 22 years
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary