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Nearly blind from an accident in childhood, deaf from complications of scarlet fever, and perpetually suffering from an ankle injury, Emily Parsons nevertheless enrolled in nursing school at the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861. Already 37, she never married and made the care of others her fearless purpose in life. Despite her handicaps, she was appointed head of nursing on a large riverboat at Vicksburg during the siege of that city. She was stricken with malaria and sent to New York to recover. Upon recovery, she later headed nursing at the 2,500-bed Benton Barracks Hospital in St. Louis. Her abilities and tenderness with soldiers was remarked upon by many. In this wonderful collection of her letters to family (with an introduction by her father), you'll come to know this remarkable woman. Available for the first time as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers, Emily Elizabeth Parson's great service to others deserves to be read by a new, modern, and wider audience. Emily Elizabeth Parsons (March 8, 1824 --.May 19, 1880) Be sure to LOOK INSIDE or download a sample.
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- Author : Emily Elizabeth Parsons
- Release : 21 November 2016
- Publisher : BIG BYTE BOOKS
- ISBN : 978186723xxxx
- Genre : History
- Total Page : 105 pages
- Language : English
- PDF File Size : 15,5 Mb
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