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1892 Civil War NURSING Mary Livermore My Story Hospital Union Women FEMINISM
1892 Civil War NURSING Mary Livermore My Story Hospital Union Women FEMINISM
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1892 Civil War NURSING Mary Livermore My Story Hospital Union Women FEMINISM



“My Story of the War” is an autobiographical account by Mary Ashton Livermore, a pivotal figure in American womens rights, journalism, and abolitionism, who served as a nurse during the American Civil War. Livermore offers a womans perspective on the war, recounting four years of personal experiences in Union Army hospitals, camps, and on the front lines. The book sheds light on the vital roles that women like Anna Ella Carroll and Madame Turchin played during these historic times. Enhanced by superb illustrations, Livermores narrative provides a unique and invaluable look into the military hospitals, relief work, and the human stories that shaped this tumultuous period in American history.



Item number: #41578

Price: $399



LIVERMORE, Mary A.



My Story of the War: A Womans Narrative of Four Years Personal Experience as Nurse in the Union Army, and in Relief Work at Home, in Hospitals, Camps, and at the Front, During the War of the Rebellion. With Anecdotes, Pathetic Incidents, and Thrilling Reminiscences Portraying the Lights and Shadows of Hospital Life and the Sanitary Service of the War. By Mary A. Livermore. Superbly Illustrated with Portraits and Numerous Full-Page Engravings on Steel, and Fine Chromo-Lithograph Plates.



Hartford, Conn.: A.D. Worthington and Company, 1892.



Details:

Collation: Complete

700

18 leaves of plates (including frontispiece)

10 steel-engraved plates

8 chromolithographic plates

References: Dornbusch IV, 1834; Eicher 637; Nevins II, pg. 130

“Livermore describes many stories of women in the war, stressing their crucial contributions, such as Anna Ella Carroll, Madame Turchin, etc…” (Eicher)

“well-known, valuable reminiscences; especially good for accounts of military hospitals and relief work.” (Nevins)

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure

Red cloth

Size: ~9in X 6.25in (23cm x 16cm)



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