In Search Of Mary Seacole: The Making A Cultural Icon Helen Rappaport Simon Schuster Ltd Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

\ An Astonishingly Rich Story Wonderfully Informative\ The Times Rappaport Does A Terrific Job Of Bringing Respectful Rigour To Her Account Seacole\ S Extraordinary Life\ Daily Mailin Search Mary Seacole Is Superb And Revealing Biography That Explores Remarkable Achievements Unique Status As Icon 19Th Century But Also Corrects Some Myths Have Grown Around Life Career Having Been Raised In Jamaica Worked Panama Came England 1850S Volunteered Help Out During Crimean War When Services Were Turned Down She Financed Own Expedition Balaclava Where Earned Reputation Nurse For Compassion Popularly Known ‘Mother Seacole’ Was Most Famous Black Celebrity Generation – Achievement Victorian Britain Regularly Mixed With Illustrious Royal Military Patrons They Along Grateful Veterans Helped Recover Financially Faced Bankruptcy However After Death 1881 Largely Forgotten Many Years More Recently Profile Has Revived Lionised Statue Standing Outside St Thomas\ Hospital London Portrait Rediscovered By Author Now On Display National Gallery Fruit Almost Twenty Research Helen Into Book Reveals Truth About Personal Rivalry\ Florence Nightingale Much Besides Often Reality Proves Be Even Dramatic Than Legend Σελίδες: 416 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0216 Διαστάσεις: 13X13Cm