Project Gutenberg 2004-12-25 Public domain in the USA. 231 Rinehart, Mary Roberts 1876 1958 15024921 Kings, Queens and Pawns: An American Woman at the Front Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. 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 630710 630585 2024-10-06T13:02:54.005928 2023-09-07T03:44:49.124556 text/html text/html 630703 630578 2024-10-06T13:02:54.322945 2023-09-07T03:44:49.302567 text/html text/html 343968 2024-10-06T13:03:06.104857 application/epub+zip 352657 2024-10-06T13:02:58.718921 application/epub+zip 301363 2024-10-06T13:02:57.167883 application/epub+zip 723892 2024-10-06T13:03:11.741849 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 677210 2024-10-06T13:03:04.856865 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509504 2022-09-07T16:33:17.122383 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 576056 575982 2024-10-06T13:02:53.491895 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 20800 2024-10-06T13:03:11.878913 application/rdf+xml 26264 2024-10-06T13:02:57.731878 image/jpeg 5304 2024-10-06T13:02:57.451907 image/jpeg 342395 2024-10-06T13:02:54.376908 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