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"In 1943, Irene Woodward abandons an abusive fiancé in New York to enlist with the Red Cross and head to Europe. She makes fast friends in training with Dorothy Dunford, a towering Midwesterner with a ferocious wit. Together they are part of an elite group of women, nicknamed Donut Dollies, who command military vehicles called Clubmobiles at the front line, providing camaraderie and a taste of home that may be the only solace before troops head into...
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"In the wake of the 1900 Galveston hurricane, three lives converge despite persecution from the Ku Klux Klan, a bare-knuckle boxing match gone wrong, and the recovery efforts of the American Red Cross. Based on a true story. The hurricane of 1900, America's worst natural disaster, left the island city of Galveston in ruins. Thousands perished, including all ninety-three children at the Sisters of the Incarnate Word orphanage--except six-year-old Hester,...
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The Red Cross is a very important international organization. Around the world this agency's volunteers and staff are working to provide provide disaster relief, run blood drives, and supply medicine and food to those in need. Have you ever wondered how this important work gets done? How do organizations like the Red Cross help? What kinds of problems do they have to solve? Read How Do They Help? The Red Cross to learn more about many people who help...
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The iconic relief organization's activities over a half century of history, through wars, epidemics, and other disasters: "Well-researched . . . fascinating." -Julia F. Irwin, Bulletin of the History of Medicine
In dark skirts and bloodied boots, Clara Barton fearlessly ventured onto Civil War battlefields to tend to wounded soldiers. She later worked with civilians in Europe during the Franco-Prussian War, lobbied legislators to ratify the Geneva...
9) Clara Barton
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A brief biography of the woman who founded the American Red Cross and nursed soldiers during the Civil War.
10) Clara Barton
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Clara Barton was a woman on a mission to help others and serve her country. From humble beginnings in small-town Massachusetts, she made a name for herself in education, and then made her way to Washington, D.C. where she found her true calling: saving lives.
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"Orphan Kitty Pattison is young, naïve and ready to do her bit for the war effort when she volunteers with the Red Cross and pledges to help those most in need. It's one of the most nerve-wracking moments of her life, but then she meets fellow volunteers Joan Norfolk and Trixie Dunn, and a bond of friendship is forged in the fire of life on the wards during the Blitz. Days are spent nursing injured soldiers back to life and nights are spent anticipating...
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This title examines the remarkable life of Clara Barton. Readers will learn about Barton's family background, childhood, education, work as a teacher and nurse, and societal contributions. Covered in detail are Barton's creation of a New Jersey public school, her work helping the soldiers of the American Civil War, and her establishment of the American Red Cross. Color photos, detailed maps, and informative sidebars accompany engaging text. Features...
13) The sky above us
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Sunrise at Normandy volume 2
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Numbed by grief and harboring shameful secrets, Lt. Adler Paxton ships to England with the US 357th Fighter Group in 1943. Determined to become an ace pilot, Adler battles the German Luftwaffe in treacherous dogfights in the skies over France as the Allies struggle for control of the air before the D-day invasion. Violet Lindstrom wanted to be a missionary, but for now she serves in the American Red Cross, where she arranges entertainment for the...
14) Clara Barton
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Known as the "Angel of the Battlefield," Clara Barton cared for Civil War soldiers and formed the American Red Cross. Photographs and easy-to-read text tells the story of this great woman in history.
18) Clara Barton
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c2003
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An introduction to the life of the nurse who served on the battlefields of the Civil War and later founded the American Red Cross.
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Ernest Hemingway's enlistment with the American Red Cross during World War I was one of the most formative experiences of his life, and it provided much of the source material for A Farewell to Arms and his writings about Italy and the Great War. As significant as it was, Hemingway's service has never been sufficiently understood. By looking at previously unexamined documents, including the letters and diary of Hemingway's commanding officer, Robert...
20) Clara and Davie
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Scholastic Press
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[2013]
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From bestselling author Patricia Polacco's family tree — the true story of young Clara Barton.
Animals and flowers were Clara's best friends. She had a special way with critters and found joy in the beauty that sprang from the soil. But whenever Clara talked, her words didn't come out right. As hard as she tried, she could not get over her lisp. Clara's older brother Davie understood that his sister was gifted. When folks made fun...Didn't Find It?
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