Hospital sketches /

"An account of Alcott's stint as a nurse for wounded soldiers in Washington, D.C., during the winter 1862-1863. It has much to tell about women's lives during the Civil War; the experiences of wounded soldiers and the medical care they received; the profound links between home front a...

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Main Author: Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 (Author)
Other Authors: Fahs, Alice (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Bedford/St. Martin's, c2004.
Series:Bedford series in history and culture
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300 |a xiii, 138 pages :  |b illustrations, portraits ;  |c 18 cm 
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500 |a Originally published: Boston : J. Redpath, 1863. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-131) and index. 
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