Fearless Purpose: A Blind Nurse in the Civil War (Abridged, Annotated)

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Reference, History, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877), Biography & Memoir, Historical
Cover of the book Fearless Purpose: A Blind Nurse in the Civil War (Abridged, Annotated) by Emily Elizabeth Parsons, BIG BYTE BOOKS
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Emily Elizabeth Parsons ISBN: 1230001450941
Publisher: BIG BYTE BOOKS Publication: December 1, 2016
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Emily Elizabeth Parsons
ISBN: 1230001450941
Publisher: BIG BYTE BOOKS
Publication: December 1, 2016
Imprint:
Language: English

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.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

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.

More books from BIG BYTE BOOKS

Cover of the book History Of An Attempt To Steal The Body Of Abraham Lincoln (Abridged) by Emily Elizabeth Parsons
Cover of the book Hancock the Superb (Abridged, Annotated) by Emily Elizabeth Parsons
Cover of the book Life of Pauline Cushman: The Celebrated Union Spy & Scout (New Introduction) by Emily Elizabeth Parsons
Cover of the book The Story of the Little Big Horn: Custer's Last Fight (Expanded, Annotated) by Emily Elizabeth Parsons
Cover of the book Kansas in the Sixties: 1860~1869 by Emily Elizabeth Parsons
Cover of the book John Wilkes Booth: By a Man Who Helped Him Escape (Annotated) by Emily Elizabeth Parsons
Cover of the book Lincoln and Seward by Emily Elizabeth Parsons
Cover of the book The Life and Letters of Robert E. Lee (Abridged) by Emily Elizabeth Parsons
Cover of the book The Diary of Grace Barclay: 1776-1783: (Abridged, Annotated) by Emily Elizabeth Parsons
Cover of the book "Little Phil" and His Troopers: The Life of General Philip H. Sheridan (Expanded, Annotated) by Emily Elizabeth Parsons
Cover of the book Forensic Medicine and Toxicology 1893 by Emily Elizabeth Parsons
Cover of the book The Rock of Chickamauga: Life of George H. Thomas (Abridged) by Emily Elizabeth Parsons
Cover of the book AB-SA-RA-KA: Home of the Crows (an Officer's Wife on the Plains) by Emily Elizabeth Parsons
Cover of the book Conspicuous Gallantry: Civil War Diary and Letters of Rutherford B. Hayes (Abridged) by Emily Elizabeth Parsons
Cover of the book The Lady Nurse of Ward "E" 1863-1864 (Annotated, New Intro) by Emily Elizabeth Parsons
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy