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020 _a9780241372777
037 _cPurchased
_nPrism Books,Kadavanthra
041 _aEnglish
082 _aCS 920
_bNAI/EX
100 _aNaida Redgrave
245 _aEXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF MARY SEACOLE
_c/Illustrated by Aleeanna Harris
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260 _aGreat Britain
_bPenquin Random House
_c2019/01/01
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500 _aMary 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.
505 _aMary 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.
650 _aMary Seacole- Biography.
650 _aBritish nurse.
650 _aChildrens Section- Biography
700 _a Aleeanna Harris, (ill.)
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