Florence Nightingale : the woman and her legend / Mark Bostridge.
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TextPublication details: London : Viking, 2008.Description: xxiii, 646 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780670874118 (hbk.) :
- 9780670874118 (hbk.) :
- 610.73092 BOS
- RT37
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 610.73092 BOS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 207554 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 547-555) and index.
Part 1: Daughter of England 1820-54--1. The Ridiculous name of Nightingale--2. Pop and Flo--3. Pink Satin Ghosts--4. This loathsome Life--5. To be happy in my own way--6. Your vagabond son--7. Unloving love--8. In the hey-day of My power--Part 2: Lady with the Lamp 1854 -6:- 9. Calamity Unparalleled--10. A visible march to Heaven--11. I shall never forget--Part 3: Mother of the Army 1856-71:- 12. A turbulent fellow--13. Thorn in the flesh--14. Dying by inches--15. Philomela--16. A crying evil--Part 4: Queen of Nurses 1871-1910:- 17. Taking charge--18. A taste of Heaven in Daily life--19. Battle of the nurses--20. Lustre on the name--Part 5: Icon:- 21. A hard nut to crack.
In this book, the first major biography of Florence Nightingale in over 50 years, Mark Bostridge draws on a wealth of unpublished material, including previously unseen family papers, to throw significant new light on this extraordinary woman's life and character.