Mary Seacole : the charismatic black nurse who became a heroine of the Crimea
Robinson, Jane, 1959-2006
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For more than a century after her death Mary Seacole, recently voted the greatest black Briton in history, was all but forgotten. This full-length biography brings her centre stage and examines her life and times.Subject: A biography of Mary Seacole, starting with her early years in Kingston, Jamaica and describing her travels to Crimea, via London, where she set up a hospital nursing injured soldiers, and her later life in Victorian England. The text discusses her much do
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Imprint:
London : Constable, 2006.
Collation:
288 p. ; 20 cm.
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Originally published: 2005.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1845294971 (pbk)
Dewey class:
610.7'3'092HI.1ROB610.73092920
Language:
English
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BRN:
734768