Florence Nightingale
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Florence Nightingale by Catherine Reef
Most people know Florence Nightingale was a compassionate and legendary nurse, but they don t know her full story. This riveting biography explores the exceptional life of a woman who defied the stifling conventions of Victorian society to pursue what was considered an undesirable vocation. She is best known for her work during the Crimean War, when she vastly improved gruesome and deadly conditions and made nightly rounds to visit patients, becoming known around the world as the Lady with the Lamp. Her tireless and inspiring work continued after the war, and her modern methods in nursing became the defining standards still used today. Includes notes, bibliography, and index.
Catherine Reef is the author of more than 40 nonfiction books for young people, many of them award winners. Her biographies include the highly praised E. E. Cummings: A Poet's Life and Sigmund Freud: Pioneer of the Mind, winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award. She lives in College Park, Maryland.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780544535800 |
| ISBN 10 | 0544535804 |
| Title | Florence Nightingale |
| Author | Catherine Reef |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
| Year published | 2016-11-08 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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