Summary: Clara Barton wanted to help people from the time she was a child. She turned her compassion for others into several careers, including teaching and nursing. Risking her life to assist soldiers during the Civil War turned her into an American hero. She went on to found the American Red Cross.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Collins 2008
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BARTON PROFessler, Diane Burke.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5475 FESBurgess, Ann Wolbert
Summary: "A behind-the-scenes look at the creation and development of the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit, written by the pioneering forensic nurse who transformed the way the FBI studies, profiles, and catches serial killers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.3092 BURMoss, Marissa
Summary: Eager to fight for the North during the Civil War, Sarah Emma Edmonds joins a Michigan infantry regiment. She excels as a soldier, and she even takes on the grueling task of nursing the wounded. Because of her heroism, she is asked to become a spy, cross enemy lines, and infiltrate a Confederate camp. For her first mission, Sarah must once again disguise herself and rely on the kindness of...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books, Inc. 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD 921 EDMJones, Carrie.
Summary: A picture book biography of Sarah Emma Edmonds, a Canadian-born woman who served as a spy in the Union Army during the Civil War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Books 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 EDMKrull, Kathleen.
Summary: A look at the experiences of Louisa May Alcott during the Civil War that led to the writing of Little Women.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker Books for Young Readers 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ALCSpinner, Stephanie
Summary: Profiles the life and accomplishments of Clara Barton, a teacher who organized efforts to bring nursing care to wounded soldiers during the Civil War and who went on to become the founder of the American Red Cross.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BASKET BARTONLakin, Patricia
Summary: A brief biography of the woman who overcame her shyness to become a teacher, a nurse during the Civil War, and founder of the American Red Cross.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2004
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE LAKGraeber, Charles.
Summary: After his December 2003 arrest, registered nurse Charlie Cullen was quickly dubbed "The Angel of Death" by the media. But Cullen was no mercy killer, nor was he a simple monster. He was a favorite son, husband, beloved father, best friend, and celebrated caregiver. Implicated in the deaths of as many as 300 patients, he was also perhaps the most prolific serial killer in American history....
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1523 GRACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1523 GRAMurphy, Frank
Summary: Presents an introduction to the life and achievements of Clara Barton, from her childhood in Massachusetts and her early career as a schoolteacher to her accomplishments as a field nurse during the Civil War and her founding of the American Red Cross.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MUROates, Stephen B.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.775 OATPolacco, Patricia.
Summary: Describes how a young, shy Clara Barton loved and nurtured animals and plants before her older brother recognized Clara's gifts and encouraged her to develop her healing skills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: JE Bio BartonCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE POLBerne, Emma Carlson
Summary: "An inspiring graphic novel about Jane Kendeigh, a nurse who helped wounded soldiers in combat zones during World War II. During World War II, the United States' fight against the Japanese on islands in the Pacific was intense and deadly. To help respond to casualties in battle, the U.S. Navy trained 122 nurses to aid wounded soldiers in combat zones. The first nurse to do so was Jane Kendeigh,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KENGoldsmith, Connie
Summary: "This is the story of Kiyo Sato and her family and their experience in the U.S. Japanese Internment Camps during WWII."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 SATThomas, William G.
Summary: The story of the longest and most complex legal challenge to slavery in American history, in which a number of enslaved families challenged their bondage in court.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.3 THOClinton, Chelsea
Summary: Profiles the lives of thirteen American women who have left their mark on U.S. history, including Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Margaret Chase Smith, and Oprah Winfrey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2017