Author: Clara Barton
Narrator: S. Patricia Bailey
Unabridged: 4 hr 16 min
Format: Digital Audiobook
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Published: 01/01/2006
Genre: Medical - History
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.
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