Mary on horseback : three mountain stories

Type

Book

Authors

Wells, Rosemary.

McCarty, Peter

ISBN 10

0439207304

Tags

Biography, Nurses, Breckinridge, Mary, Kentucky, Frontier Nursing Service, Inc, Juvenile literature, Medical care, Women, History

Description

Tells the stories of three families who were helped by the work of Mary Breckinridge, the first nurse to go into the Appalachian Mountains and give medical care to the isolated inhabitants. Includes an afterword with facts about Breckinridge and the Frontier Nursing Service she founded.

Biblio Notes

Notes:
Wilson's Children

Wilson's Junior High School

Elem. School Library Collection

5.5 Follett Library Resources

3-6

3-6 Follett Library Resources

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