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Hospital Sketches

Pages
76
Published
1863
Language
English

Synopsis

Step into the harsh realities of the American Civil War through the eyes of Louisa May Alcott. This personal account details her experiences as a nurse caring for wounded soldiers in a Washington, D.C. hospital. Discover the challenges and profound moments she encountered during the winter of 1862-1863.

About the author

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Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania on November 29, 1832. She and her three sisters, Anna, Elizabeth, and May, were educated by their father, philosopher and teacher Bronson Alcott, and raised on the practical Christianity of their mother, Abigail May. Louisa spent her childhood in Boston and in Concord, Massachusetts, where her days were enlightened by visits to Ralph Waldo Emerson’s library, excursions into nature with Henry David Thoreau, and theatricals in the barn at...