EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF MARY SEACOLE /Illustrated by Aleeanna Harris
Language: English Publication details: Great Britain Penquin Random House 2019/01/01Edition: 1Description: 111ISBN:- 9780241372777
- CS 920 NAI/EX
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Lending | Ernakulam Public Library Children's Area | Non-fiction | CS 920 NAI/EX (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | E194045 |
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.
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