Mary Seacole. The Charismatic Black Nurse Who Became a Heroine of the Crimea, Paperback - Jane Robinson

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Publisher: 1st World Library - Literary SocietyAuthor(s): Evelyn Everett-GreenNumber of pages: 268Publication date: 2006Dimensions: 149 x 226 x 26C...

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Written in 1857, Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands is the autobiography of a Jamaican woman whose fame rivaled Florence Nightingale...

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