Bibliograph

You wouldn't want to be a nurse during the American Civil War!, a job that's not for the squeamish, written by Kathryn Senior ; illustrated by Mark Bergin ; created and designed by David Salariya

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You wouldn't want to be a nurse during the American Civil War!, a job that's not for the squeamish, written by Kathryn Senior ; illustrated by Mark Bergin ; created and designed by David Salariya

Language

eng

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

You wouldn't want to be a nurse during the American Civil War!

Oclc number

645333804

Responsibility statement

written by Kathryn Senior ; illustrated by Mark Bergin ; created and designed by David Salariya

Sub title

a job that's not for the squeamish

Summary

A study of nursing care during the Civil War, the problems with caring for the sick and the injured, and the medical advances that have been made after the war

Table Of Contents

It's a bloodbath! -- Disease : the hidden enemy -- Nursing in the 1860s -- Local women help out -- The world of a Civil War nurse -- At the field hospital -- Surgery in the field -- A convalescent hospital -- Nursing on ships -- Lying and spying -- Finding the missing -- A better future

Target audience

pre adolescent

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