Florence Nightingale
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Originally published: London : Usborne, 2004.
"With historical advice from the Florence Nightingale Museum, London."
Defiant daughter -- Voice of God? -- Fighting Fanny -- Florence takes charge -- Hell on earth -- Fame -- Working flat out -- Nurse Nightingale-My life.
Presents the life of the famous English nurse and hospital reformist considered to be the founder of modern nursing. Born into a wealthy family, .Florence nightingale could have lived a life of leisure and luxury. Instead, she longed to be a nurse. In 1830, that was the last thing a rich girl could do but Florence was no ordinary girl. Usborne famous lives retell the stories of fascinating people, bringing them to life so vividly; it's as if you're there with them.
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Usborne young reading.
PUBLISHED
Tulsa, Okla. : EDC Pub., 2005.
Year Published: 2005
Description: 63 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
READING LEVEL
Lexile: 840
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0794508707
9780794508708
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Donnelly, Karen.
SUBJECTS
Nightingale, Florence, -- 1820-1910.
Nurses -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Crimean War, 1853-1856 -- Medical care -- Great Britain.
Nurses.