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Florence Nightingale : the making of an icon / Mark Bostridge.
The common soldier's savior, the standard-bearer of modern nursing, a pioneering social reformer: Florence Nightingale belongs to that select band of historical characters who are instantly recognizable. Home-schooled, bound for the life of an educated Victorian lady, Nightingale scandalized her family when she found her calling as a nurse, a thoroughly unsuitable profession for a woman of her class. As the "Lady with the Lamp," ministering to the wounded and dying of the Crimean War, she offers an enduring image of sentimental appeal. In the first major biography of Florence Nightingale in more than fifty years, Mark Bostridge draws on a wealth of unpublished material, including previously unseen family papers, to throw new light on this extraordinary woman's life and character. Disentangling elements of myth from the reality, Bostridge has written a vivid and readable account of one of the most iconic figures in modern history.--From publisher description.
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- ISBN: 9780374156657 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0374156654 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: xxiii, 646 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 547-555) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Part 1 Daughter of England 1820-54 -- Part 2 Lady with the Lamp 1854-6 -- Part 3 Mother of the Army 1856-71 -- Part 4 Queen of Nurses 1871-1910 -- Part 5 Icon. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | RT 37 .N5 B67 2008 | 30541968 | General Collection | Available | - |