Bedford, Maine, USA: Applewood Books, 1991. Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6?" - 7?" tall. Small Paperback in Fine Condition. In this book, Louisa May Alcott, author of "Little Women", provides an Army nurse's true account of her experience during the Civil War in an Army hospital. These sketches are taken from letters written in between busy hours, a brief record of one person's hospital experience caring for the wounded during the American Civil War, 1861-1865. 96 pages. 4.75 x 7.2 inches. 1991, Applewood Books, Bedford, Maine, USA

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From the book:So far, very good. Here was the will - now for the way. At first sight not a foot of it appeared, but that didn't matter, for the Periwinkles are a hopeful race; their crest is an anchor, with three cock-a-doodles crowing atop. They all wear rose-colored spectacles, and are lineal descendants of the inventor of aerial architecture. An hour's conversation on the subject set the whole family in a blaze of enthusiasm. A model hospital was erected, and each member had accepted an honorable post therein. The paternal P. was chaplain, the maternal P. was matron, and all the youthful P.s filled the pod of futurity with achievements whose brilliancy eclipsed the glories of the present and the past. Arriving at this satisfactory conclusion, the meeting adjourned, and the fact that Miss Tribulation was available as army nurse went abroad on the wings of the wind.

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Bookseller: The Parnassus BookShop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 024122
Title: Hospital Sketches
Author: Louisa May Alcott
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 0918222788
ISBN 13: 9780918222787
Publisher: Applewood Books
Place of Publication: Bedford, Maine, USA
Date Published: 1991
Size: 12mo - over 6?" - 7?"
Keywords: ARMY HOSPITALS CIVIL WAR, UNITED STATES ALCOTT, LOUISA MAY, 1832-1888 HISTORY, AMERICAN NURSES, WAR
Bookseller catalogs: History. American;
X weight: 0 oz

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