Books with title Clara Barton: Founder of the American Red Cross

“Clara Barton Founder of the American Red Cross” is a timely and dramatic story of a woman whose desire to alleviate suffering led to the founding of the American Red Cross. Clara Barton said of herself, “I follow the cannon,” and wherever she went she bought cheer and healing. Robert Ball’s handsome pencil drawings give the story the true feeling of the Civil War period, and are careful portraits of Clara Barton. A portion of the sales of this book will be donated to the American Red Cross. The book is companion in format to “Early American The Story of Paul Revere,” Mildred Mastin Pace’s popular biography of Paul Revere, along with seven other e-book’s that are available on Kindle and Nook.

Clara Barton : Founder of the American Red Cross (A Short Biography for Children)Clara Barton was an educator, nurse, and founder of the American Red Cross.Best Children's Biographies : Write a biography for kids by thinking about what a child would enjoy learning about a person, covering important achievements, creating an outline and getting help from a child reader.

The Civil War (18611865) divided the people of the United States. Torn over the issues of slavery and states rights, the North and the South battled against each other in the deadliest American conflict ever fought. When the war ended, the country worked to unite and heal. Some of the people who lived and served during the Civil War era are among the nations most beloved heroes. From a young age, Clara Barton wanted to help people. Her kind nature led her to the battlefield to care for the wounded soldiers of the Civil War. After the war, she eventually traveled to Europe, where she encountered the International Red Cross. Seeing the impact it had providing aid in Europe, Barton worked to create a similar organization in the United States. Her persistence and determination were rewarded when she founded the American Red Cross.

The time is 1861, The Civil War is raging. Every day hundreds of men are dying painfully, often needlessly, of their wounds. And there is not one trained nurse in the United States. "The battlefield is no place for a woman," people say. Yet nothing can stop Clara Barton in her mission of mercy. Where the wounded are, there she must be. Before her great work is done, the American Red Cross has been founded and countless lives have been saved.

The Civil War (1861–1865) divided the people of the United States. Torn over the issues of slavery and states’ rights, the North and the South battled against each other in the deadliest American conflict ever fought. When the war ended, the country worked to unite and heal. Some of the people who lived and served during the Civil War era are among the nation’s most beloved heroes. From a young age, Clara Barton wanted to help people. Her kind nature led her to the battlefield to care for the wounded soldiers of the Civil War. After the war, she eventually traveled to Europe, where she encountered the International Red Cross. Seeing the impact it had providing aid in Europe, Barton worked to create a similar organization in the United States. Her persistence and determination were rewarded when she founded the American Red Cross.