Ramdin, Ron.

Mary Seacole / Ron Ramdin. - Second edition - 186 pages ; 20 cm. - Life & times .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-181) and index.

Born in Jamaica in 1805, Mary Seacole came to England in the hope of serving as a nurse in the Crimean War. This book looks at the life of the woman who won deserved praise for her devoted service to the British soldiers she 'mothered' during this notoriously bloody campaign.

9781913368098 (pbk.) : £9.99


Seacole, Mary, 1805-1881.


Nurses--Jamaica--Biography.
Crimean War, 1853-1856--Women.
Biography.