EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF MARY SEACOLE
Naida Redgrave
EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF MARY SEACOLE /Illustrated by Aleeanna Harris - 1 - Great Britain Penquin Random House 2019/01/01 - 111
Mary seacole is now known for her medical work in the Crimean war, and as a brilliant woman who combat the racial prejudice she experienced in her lifetime. But for a long time her story was lost. From growing up in Kingston, Jamaica as the daughter of a doctress to helping soldiers in the war, discover the details of the amazing life that Mary seacole led in this beautifully illustrated book with real-life stories, time lines and facts.
Mary Jane Seacole was a British-Jamaican business woman and nurse who set up the "British Hotel" behind the lines during the Crimean War. She described this as "a mess-table and comfortable quarters for sick and convalescent officers", and provided succour for wounded servicemen on the battlefield.
9780241372777
Purchased Prism Books,Kadavanthra
Mary Seacole- Biography.
British nurse.
Childrens Section- Biography
CS 920 / NAI/EX
EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF MARY SEACOLE /Illustrated by Aleeanna Harris - 1 - Great Britain Penquin Random House 2019/01/01 - 111
Mary seacole is now known for her medical work in the Crimean war, and as a brilliant woman who combat the racial prejudice she experienced in her lifetime. But for a long time her story was lost. From growing up in Kingston, Jamaica as the daughter of a doctress to helping soldiers in the war, discover the details of the amazing life that Mary seacole led in this beautifully illustrated book with real-life stories, time lines and facts.
Mary Jane Seacole was a British-Jamaican business woman and nurse who set up the "British Hotel" behind the lines during the Crimean War. She described this as "a mess-table and comfortable quarters for sick and convalescent officers", and provided succour for wounded servicemen on the battlefield.
9780241372777
Purchased Prism Books,Kadavanthra
Mary Seacole- Biography.
British nurse.
Childrens Section- Biography
CS 920 / NAI/EX