Project Gutenberg 2004-12-25 Public domain in the USA. 192 Rinehart, Mary Roberts 1876 1958 15024921 Kings, Queens and Pawns: An American Woman at the Front Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Richard Lammers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Kings, Queens and Pawns: An American Woman at the Front" by Mary Roberts Rinehart is a historical account written during the early 20th century amid World War I. The narrative follows Rinehart, an American journalist and member of the American Red Cross, as she embarks on a journey to the front lines in Europe to document the realities of war and the conditions faced by soldiers and civilians. The opening of the book sets a poignant scene in England, depicting the fervent determination of British soldiers preparing to head into battle, alongside crowds of eager but anxious citizens. As Rinehart makes her way to the continent, she reflects on the grim realities of war, detailing her motivations of providing humanitarian aid and accurately reporting back to America on the environment surrounding the conflict. Through her observations, readers are introduced to the heartbreaking experiences of soldiers, the logistics of war, and the emotional upheaval felt across both sides of the conflict, as Rinehart's journey unfolds with a tone of urgency and compassion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives D501 Text Children's History Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 630702 630585 2024-09-06T11:51:17.635506 2023-09-07T03:44:49.124556 text/html text/html 630695 630578 2024-09-06T11:51:17.884545 2023-09-07T03:44:49.302567 text/html text/html 312448 2024-09-06T11:51:27.487048 application/epub+zip 321294 2024-09-06T11:51:20.771505 application/epub+zip 314592 2024-09-06T11:51:19.704563 application/epub+zip 663824 2024-09-06T11:51:33.000942 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 617142 2024-09-06T11:51:26.670971 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509504 2022-09-07T16:33:17.122383 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 576056 575982 2024-09-06T11:51:17.196563 2023-09-07T03:44:48.747563 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 575621 2020-12-19T00:42:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 220265 2020-12-19T00:42:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 575618 2020-12-19T00:42:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 220106 2020-12-19T00:42:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19639 2024-09-06T11:51:33.142970 application/rdf+xml 26347 2024-09-06T11:51:20.061516 image/jpeg 5310 2024-09-06T11:51:19.882520 image/jpeg 311091 2024-09-06T11:51:17.937563 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia