A Story of The Red Cross, Clara Barton
A Story of The Red Cross, Clara Barton
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A Story of The Red Cross

Author: Clara Barton

Narrator: S. Patricia Bailey

Unabridged: 4 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2006

Synopsis

Clara Barton was one of those women of the nineteenth century who was determined to make the world a better place. She was determined to help the unfortunate victims of wars and disasters. In 1881, she founded the American Red Cross, which today stands as a living memorial to the lifelong efforts of this valiant lady.

About Clara Barton

Clarissa Harlowe Barton (1821–1912) was born in Oxford, Massachusetts, and attended the Liberal Institute of Clinton, New York. She organized a system of free public schools in Bordentown, New Jersey in 1851. While working for the US Patent Office in Washington, DC, Clara Barton launched her philanthropic career when the Civil War began. She used her own money to get supplies for needy soldiers, eventually becoming supervisor of nursing for the Army of the James. Her names “Angel of the Battlefield,” and “America’s Florence Nightingale,” came from her work on behalf of the wounded on the battlefield regardless of risk to herself. During the Franco-Prussian War, she became associated with the International Red Cross, and founded the American Red Cross in 1881. Largely through her efforts, the US Senate confirmed the Geneva Convention in 1882. Upon her death in 1912, the Detroit Free Press wrote: “She was perhaps the most perfect incarnation of mercy the modern world has known.”

Reviews

Goodreads review by Majenta on May 18, 2017

Erie, Waterford, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania are mentioned! But "Pittsburgh" is misspelled (I've seen it thus misspelled before) and "Erie" bears a typo that represents it as "Eric." But what a fantastic read about the early years and decades of the American Red Cross. Thanks for reading.......more

Goodreads review by Jim on February 02, 2020

The stilted language & bare-bones reporting didn't make this a great memoir or a comprehensive view of the Red Cross, but there was a lot there between the lines & that made it more interesting. A little extra knowledge of some of the disasters is required to really enjoy this, though. She says at t......more

Goodreads review by Roberta on October 14, 2024

Interesting This book was first published in 1904, giving history of the Red Cross until then. Primarily focused on the USA, but includes annual international conferences and overseas relief examples. It is written by the woman who headed it up. Some of the language is reflective of the time it was w......more

Goodreads review by Bryan on November 11, 2021

Good story about the first years of the Red Cross. An amazing start and hopefully it holds on to those original values for years to come.......more

Goodreads review by Bobby on July 17, 2021

Book on the formation of the Red Cross by the founder of the Red Cross.......more

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