Clara Barton: Civil War Hero and American Red Cross Founder
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This title examines the remarkable life of Clara Barton. Readers will learn about Barton's family background, childhood, education, work as a teacher and nurse, and societal contributions. Covered in detail are Barton's creation of a New Jersey public school, her work helping the soldiers of the American Civil War, and her establishment of the American Red Cross. Color photos, detailed maps, and informative sidebars accompany engaging text. Features include a timeline, facts, additional resources, web sites, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index. Military Heroes is a series in Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.Children's LiteratureChapter One, "Baptism by Fire," immediately drops the reader into the Civil War's Second Battle of Bull Run, where Barton ran for three days with little food and only a few hours sleep to care for wounded and hungry Northern troops. This exciting opening is followed by a more traditional time line, beginning with Barton's birth in Massachusetts in 1821. Following in her family's footsteps, Clara was first a schoolteacher who opened one of the country's first public schools and then worked as a rare female clerk at the Washington D.C. Patent Office. When simmering politics erupted into the Civil War, she was determined to help her country's troops. Barton dedicated several years to caring for wounded soldiers, providing much needed medical care, food, and consolation. After the Civil War Barton traveled to Europe and became determined to bring the International Red Cross to the United States. A visually appealing book with wide margins, plenty of pictures and illustrations, as well as interesting sidebars, this is an engaging book as well as a great source of information. Included with the table of contents are a time line; a page of "Essential Facts"; additional resources, including a short bibliography and suggestions for further reading; promised web links on the publisher's site; a list of places to visit to learn more about Barton; a glossary; and an extensive index. For both report writing and interest reading this is an excellent addition to middle and high school libraries as well as their pubic counterparts. Reviewer: Sharon Oliver
Chapter 1 Baptism by Fire 6Chapter 2 Early Life 16Chapter 3 Miss Barton, the Schoolteacher 26Chapter 4 Life in Washington DC 34Chapter 5 War 42Chapter 6 Angel of the Battlefield 50Chapter 7 Civil War Heroine 60Chapter 8 More Work to Be Done 68Chapter 9 Barton and the Red Cross 76Chapter 10 The Red Cross Comes to America 84Timeline 96Essential Facts 100Additional Resources 102Glossary 104Source Notes 106Index 109About the Author 112
\ Children's Literature - Sharon Oliver\ Chapter One, "Baptism by Fire," immediately drops the reader into the Civil War's Second Battle of Bull Run, where Barton ran for three days with little food and only a few hours sleep to care for wounded and hungry Northern troops. This exciting opening is followed by a more traditional time line, beginning with Barton's birth in Massachusetts in 1821. Following in her family's footsteps, Clara was first a schoolteacher who opened one of the country's first public schools and then worked as a rare female clerk at the Washington D.C. Patent Office. When simmering politics erupted into the Civil War, she was determined to help her country's troops. Barton dedicated several years to caring for wounded soldiers, providing much needed medical care, food, and consolation. After the Civil War Barton traveled to Europe and became determined to bring the International Red Cross to the United States. A visually appealing book with wide margins, plenty of pictures and illustrations, as well as interesting sidebars, this is an engaging book as well as a great source of information. Included with the table of contents are a time line; a page of "Essential Facts"; additional resources, including a short bibliography and suggestions for further reading; promised web links on the publisher's site; a list of places to visit to learn more about Barton; a glossary; and an extensive index. For both report writing and interest reading this is an excellent addition to middle and high school libraries as well as their pubic counterparts. Reviewer: Sharon Oliver\ \
