| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
viii, 287 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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| Note |
"Companion to Mercy Street on PBS"--Cover. |
| Bibliography |
Inncludes bibliographical references (pages 263-274) and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword -- Introduction -- Dorothea Dix goes to war -- The army is unprepared -- Volunteers -- Nurses on the hospital transport ships -- Arriving at Mansion House Hospital -- Learning by experience -- Becoming indispensible -- Leaving Mansion house Hospital -- Reporting back to duty -- After the war. |
| Summary |
Tells the true stories of the nurses at Mansion House, the Alexandria, Virginia hotel turned wartime hospital, and the setting for the PBS show Mercy Street -- Publisher's description. |
| Subject |
Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887.
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Olnhausen, Mary Phinney von, 1818-1902.
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Reading, Anne.
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Nurses -- United States -- Biography.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical care.
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| Added Author |
Scott, Ridley, author of foreword.
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| Added Title |
Mercy Street (Television program)
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| ISBN |
0316392073 (hardcover) |
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9780316392075 (hardcover) |
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