"Little dreamers make our big world better"--Back cover.

Presents the life of the nurse who served on the battlefields of the Civil War and later founded the American Red Cross.

A biography of the American nurse who brought the Red Cross from Europe to the United States.

"Clara Barton was a humanitarian whose career went from teaching to nursing in the Civil War and then starting the American Red Cross. Historical photographs and a progressive timeline depict major points in her life. A table of contents, glossary, further resources, and an index are included"--

Traces the life of the Civil War nurse who cared for wounded soldiers and earned the title, "Angel of the Battlefield."

An introduction to the life of the nurse who served on the battlefields of the Civil War and later founded the American Red Cross.