Project Gutenberg 2009-10-10 Public domain in the USA. 95 Barton, Clara 1821 1912 Barton, Clara Harlowe Barton, Clarissa Harlowe 04016176 A Story of the Red Cross; Glimpses of Field Work Reading ease score: 64.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Chuck Greif, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "A Story of the Red Cross; Glimpses of Field Work" by Clara Barton is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book documents the various relief efforts undertaken by the American Red Cross under Barton’s leadership, particularly following natural disasters and humanitarian crises, emphasizing the organization's history and impact. It likely appeals to readers interested in social service, humanitarian work, and the development of relief organizations. The opening of the text presents a reflective preface where Clara Barton introduces the founding and mission of the American Red Cross. She shares her motivations and experiences over the past twenty-five years, highlighting the organization's role in disaster relief without seeking recognition or praise. Barton recounts various calamities that have necessitated the Red Cross's intervention, emphasizing how the organization functions as a vital support system for affected communities while demonstrating the compassion and collaborative spirit of both the volunteers and those they serve. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American National Red Cross HV Text Sociology Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Sociology 265802 265809 2024-10-13T04:32:24.720085 2023-09-13T09:26:46.049591 text/html text/html 267677 2021-01-05T18:36:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 242068 2024-10-13T04:32:32.545107 application/epub+zip 242018 2024-10-13T04:32:28.260137 application/epub+zip 165671 2024-10-13T04:32:26.896141 application/epub+zip 415360 2024-10-13T04:32:35.798078 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390299 2024-10-13T04:32:31.669095 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307402 2022-09-14T05:08:09.567489 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242754 2023-09-13T09:26:45.604601 text/plain 22078 2024-10-13T04:32:35.934052 application/rdf+xml 15904 2024-10-13T04:32:27.466148 image/jpeg 3594 2024-10-13T04:32:27.178111 image/jpeg 238278 2024-10-13T04:32:24.749080 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