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under_the_silk_treeMy Sixth book for ljbookbingo is Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands by Mary Seacole for #9 An Autobiography, card found here:
I love autobiographies. Getting to hear a person's life story in their own words is always a treat. I thought Mrs. Seacole did an outstanding job when writing this book, it was clear and well ordered. Mrs. Seacole led a very interesting life as a nurse and boarding house owner. Born in Kingston, Jamaica she learned the healing arts from her mother and she used them with great skill for the rest of her life. She eventually followed her brother to Cruces, Panama and ran a boarding house for those gold rush miners seeking there fortune in California by crossing the isthmus. She ended up helping many when there was a cholera outbreak. Later when she heard of the Crimean war she was determined to lend a hand and although she applied to be a nurse she was continually refused so she decided to go on her own. Once there she established a hotel where she would also medically help those in need including helping on the battlefield, which she did until the end of the war.
Mrs. Seacole had a very fascinating life and it is awesome that all these years later we get to read about it.
I first heard about Mary Seacole from the podcast Stuff You Missed in History Class, if you want you can listen to it here. Her book is in the public domain and it is available via Project Gutenberg. Also for free on Librivox if you prefer audiobooks.
ljbookbingo is Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands by Mary Seacole for #9 An Autobiography, card found here:
I love autobiographies. Getting to hear a person's life story in their own words is always a treat. I thought Mrs. Seacole did an outstanding job when writing this book, it was clear and well ordered. Mrs. Seacole led a very interesting life as a nurse and boarding house owner. Born in Kingston, Jamaica she learned the healing arts from her mother and she used them with great skill for the rest of her life. She eventually followed her brother to Cruces, Panama and ran a boarding house for those gold rush miners seeking there fortune in California by crossing the isthmus. She ended up helping many when there was a cholera outbreak. Later when she heard of the Crimean war she was determined to lend a hand and although she applied to be a nurse she was continually refused so she decided to go on her own. Once there she established a hotel where she would also medically help those in need including helping on the battlefield, which she did until the end of the war.
Mrs. Seacole had a very fascinating life and it is awesome that all these years later we get to read about it.
I first heard about Mary Seacole from the podcast Stuff You Missed in History Class, if you want you can listen to it here. Her book is in the public domain and it is available via Project Gutenberg. Also for free on Librivox if you prefer audiobooks.
