Mary On Horseback: Three Mountain Stories
Master storyteller Rosemary Wells tells the incredible true story of a World War I nurse who brought medical care to the Appalachians. Mary Breckinridge, a trained nurse during the war, rode on horseback into the isolated mountains of Appalachia, fording icy streams and climbing untracked mountains to bring medical help to those in need. More nurses joined Mary and the Frontier Nursing Service was born. Mary's story is amazing and true. Wells's realistic yet poetic prose perfectly captures the dichotomy of the majestic beauty of Appalachia and the harsh realities of mountain life. . . . This one's a gem. - School Library Journal.
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Master storyteller Rosemary Wells tells the incredible true story of a World War I nurse who brought medical care to the Appalachians
Mary Breckinridge trained as a nurse during World War I rode on horseback into the isolated mountains of Appalachia and never looked back. Instead she spent her life fording icy streams and climbing untracked mountains to bring medical help to those in need. More nurses on horseback joined Mary . . . and the Frontier Nursing Service was born. Mary's story is amazing. And it is true.
Wells's realistic yet poetic prose perfectly captures the dichotomy of the majestic beauty of Appalachia and the harsh realities of mountain life. . . . This one's a gem.--School Library Journal
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Grade: Grade 3-Grade 7
Brand: Puffin Books
Publisher Date: 10/23/2000
Author: Rosemary Wells
Dimensions: 7.75 x 5.06
UPC: 9780141308159
Ages: 8-12
Pages: 64
