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First published in 1909, "Florence Nightingale the Angel of the Crimea" is a biographical sketch of Nightingale by American author Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) was an English social reformer, statistician, and pioneer of modern nursing. She became... Read Full Overview

Inspiring story of Florence Nightingale from her earliest days as privileged daughter of an English squire to her role as Angel of the Crimea. Even as a young girl her nursing talents were evident as she doctored her dolls and ministered to sickly animals. With the training... Read Full Overview

While the name of "The Angel of the Crimea" is a household word, the precise nature and scope of her work, and the difficulties and discouragement under which it was accomplished, are unknown to many children of the present generation. All this is here beautifully and completely... Read Full Overview

One evening, some time after the great Crimean War of 1854-55, a company of military and naval officers met at dinner in London. They were talking over the war, as soldiers and sailors love to do, and somebody said: "Who, of all the workers in the Crimea, will be longest........ Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Florence Nightingale, The Angel Of The Crimea: A Story For Young People is a book written by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards and published in 1909. The book is a biography of Florence Nightingale, a British nurse who is known for her pioneering work in establishing modern nursing... Read Full Overview

This book has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

Florence Nightingale, The Angel Of The Crimea: A Story For Young People is a book written by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards and published in 1909. The book is a biography of Florence Nightingale, who is known as the founder of modern nursing. The book is aimed at young people... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview