Download Hospital Sketches: An Army Nurse's True Account of Her Experience in the Civil War AudioBook Free
In Little Women, Mr. March went off to warfare. But in true to life it was Jo (Louisa May Alcott herself, an avowed abolitionist) who traveled to Washington to nurse Northern soldiers. Despite the subject matter, her consideration is packed with amusing anecdotes as she makes her way by itself from Concord to DC, trying to finagle a free ticket and convinced she will drown through the journey. Information of the soldiers she tended are packed with compassion, pathos and even laughter, and the booklet was hugely popular among those at home eager for war news. Its publication launched Alcott's unique speech to the general public and launched the career of the great American writer. Sharp-eared listeners will discover that the titles and personalities of three soldiers were inspirations for individuals in Little Women.
