Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands Paperback - 2005
by Mary Seacole; Introduction by Sara Salih; Notes by Sara Salih
Written in 1857, Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands is the autobiography of a Jamaican woman whose fame rivaled Florence Nightingale's during the Crimean War. Seacole traveled widely before arriving in London, where her offer to volunteer as a nurse in the war was met with racism and refusal. Undaunted, she set out independently to the Crimea, where she acted as doctor and 'mother' to wounded soldiers while running her business, the 'British Hotel.' Told with energy, warmth, and humor, her remarkable life story and accounts of hardships at the battlefront offer significant insights into the history of race politics.
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Written in 1857, Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands is the autobiography of a Jamaican woman whose fame rivaled Florence Nightingale’s during the Crimean War. Seacole traveled widely before arriving in London, where her offer to volunteer as a nurse in the war was met with racism and refusal. Undaunted, she set out independently to the Crimea, where she acted as doctor and “mother” to wounded soldiers while running her business, the “British Hotel.” Told with energy, warmth, and humor, her remarkable life story and accounts of hardships at the battlefront offer significant insights into the history of race politics.
- First time in Penguin Classics
- Introduction places Wonderful Adventures in its historical context, discussing Seacole's attitudes to race, slavery and war
- Includes chronology, appendix, notes, and maps
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- Title Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands
- Author Mary Seacole; Introduction by Sara Salih; Notes by Sara Salih
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: First
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, London
- Date November 29, 2005
- Features Annotated, Glossary, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780140439021 / 0140439021
- Weight 0.46 lbs (0.21 kg)
- Dimensions 7.76 x 5.16 x 0.72 in (19.71 x 13.11 x 1.83 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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