Hardbound novel with stories about Red Cross nurses during The Great War 1914-1918; front cover is gold with line drawings of a nurse in World War I uniform with a battle field in the background; title is printed in black on spine; 263 pages
Hardbound novel with stories about Red Cross nurses during The Great War 1914-1918; front cover is gold with line drawings of a nurse in World War I uniform with a battle field in the background; title is printed in black on spine; 263 pages
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Belonged to donor, currently working (2012) at Kingston General Hospital as Registered Nurse, Kidd 7 Neurosciences. Graduated from University of Toronto Class of 1984 (Bachelor of Science in Nursing); University of Alberta Class of 2006 (Master's of Public Health). Worked in nursing and health human resources in Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario.
Printed on title page: "The Red Cross Girls // Under the // Stars and Stripes // By // MARGARET VANDERCOOK // Author of "The Ranch Girls Series", "Stories about Camp Fire Girls Series," etc. // Illustrated // The John C. Winston Company // Philadelphia"
Margaret O'Bannon Womack Vandercook (1877 - 1958), wrote children's literature professionally after the death of her husband in 1908. She wrote under her own name as well as Margaret Love Sanderson. She wrote books in the Ranch Girls series, Red Cross Girls series, Camp Fire Girls series, and Girl Scouts series.