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Cherry Ames, chief nurse Cherry Ames, chief nurse Helen Wells Whisked away from Panama and reassigned to recently liberated Pacific island, Cherry Ames gets two surprises - a promotion to first lieutenant, and assignment as chief nurse to an evac hospital that … OL12279004W
My story of the war My story of the war Mary Ashton Rice Livermore When secessionist chaos turned to bloodshed in 1861, Mary A. Livermore (1820-1905), editor, lecturer, and abolitionist, left her family and volunteered for the U.S. Sanitary Commission, becoming one … OL15876619W
A Good Woman A Good Woman Danielle Steel Annabelle Worthington, born into a life of privilege, was raised amid the glamour of New York society. But everything changes on a cold April day in 1912, when the sinking of the Titanic alters her w… OL19587W
The morning promise The morning promise Margaret James Rose Courtenay's wealthy parents expect her to marry a neighbour's son and then settle down in Dorset. But the outbreak of the Great War offers Rose an unlikely opportunity to escape. Longing for adv… OL24191563W
A good woman A good woman Danielle Steel Nineteen-year-old Annabelle Worthington was born into a life of privilege, raised amid the glamour of New York society, with glorious homes on Fifth Avenue and in Newport, Rhode Island. But everythin… OL24267670W
War nurses War nurses Shaaron Cosner Traces the history of organized military nursing during wartime, from its beginnings during the Civil War to the recent conflict in Vietnam. OL2740807W
A NURSE'S WAR A NURSE'S WAR Brenda McBryde Branda BcBryde's remarkable account of her experiences as a nurse in the Second World War. Her uniquely moving story began on the eve of World War II when Branda McBryde enrolled as a trainee nurs… OL5183308W
Our Army Nurses Our Army Nurses Mary Gardner Holland The Civil War provided women with an opportunity to enter the field of medicine and laid the groundwork for the development of the nursing profession. This book provides biographical sketches on wome… OL8907256W