The Journal of Anne Reading: From Florence Nightingale to Dorothea Dix and Beyond

by Margaret Garrett Irwin

Anne Reading, an ordinary woman fromLondon describes her extraordinary life. In 1855 she travels tothe Crimea with Florence Nightingale and nurses the sick andwounded of the British Army. Five years... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412072190
• ISBN13: 9781412072199
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A step back in time that is wonderful.

This is the actual journal of a young nurse who traveled from her home in England to the US during the time of the civil war. It is a fascinating account of the events and people of the time from a first hand point of view. I could not put it down. I highly recommend this for anyone who likes history, but it is also the story of a young British nurse who worked for Florence Nightengale before she was the icon she has become. She gives a first hand account of the murder and funeral of President Lincoln and the feelings of those who were alive at the time. I loved it and wanted more.