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The Red Cross: in peace and war

The Red Cross: in peace and war

Barton, Clara

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Biographies GeneralGeneral ReferenceGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9353702569
ISBN13: 9789353702564
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: May 20 2019
Pages: 712
Weight: 1.96
Height: 1.56 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Before there was a global emblem of aid, there was Clara Barton, moving between tents, trains, ruined towns, and government offices to insist that suffering be answered. This is history, lived hard. In The Red Cross: in peace and war, Barton blends humanitarian history nonfiction with a war relief memoir that shows how practical care, paperwork, and persistence can save lives. Writing from the American Civil War era and beyond, Barton traces the need for battlefield medical aid, the shaping of organised relief, and the principles that would drive red cross humanitarian work in both conflict and catastrophe. It is at once nursing and medical history, civil war history for readers who want more than battles and generals, and a record of nineteenth century reform at work: logistics, neutrality, and public trust tested under pressure. The book also stands as a key document in the American Red Cross founding, revealing how disaster relief in war demanded new institutions as well as new ethics. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. For classic-literature collectors, it offers a complete unabridged classic in a public domain ebook edition; for casual readers, it delivers a clear, urgent account of how compassion became policy.

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