{"product_id":"heroines-of-mercy-street-the-real-nurses-of-the-civil-war-9780316392068","title":"Heroines of Mercy Street: The Real Nurses of the Civil War","description":"\u003cb\u003eA look at the lives of the real nurses depicted in the PBS show \u003ci\u003eMercy Street\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeroines of Mercy Street\u003c\/i\u003e tells the true stories of the nurses at Mansion House, the Alexandria, Virginia, mansion turned war-time hospital and setting for the PBS drama \u003ci\u003eMercy Street\u003c\/i\u003e. Among the Union soldiers, doctors, wounded men from both sides, freed slaves, politicians, speculators, and spies who passed through the hospital in the crossroads of the Civil War, were nurses who gave their time freely and willingly to save lives and aid the wounded. These women saw casualties on a scale Americans had never seen before, and medicine was at a turning point. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeroines of Mercy Street\u003c\/i\u003e follows the lives of women like Dorothea Dix, Mary Phinney, Anne Reading, and more before, during, and after their epic struggle in Alexandria and reveals their personal contributions to this astounding period in the advancement of medicine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-306706\"\u003eRidley Scott\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13084355\"\u003ePamela D. Toler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/10\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316392068\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316392065\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO017000\"\u003eMedical (Incl. Patients)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO006000\"\u003eHistorical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036050\"\u003eUnited States | Civil War Period (1850-1877)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePamela D. Toler, Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e, a member of the World History Association and the American Society of Journalists and Authors, is regularly published in national journals specializing in history and culture, including \u003ci\u003eAmerican History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCalliope\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eQuarterly Journal of Military History\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSaudiAramco World\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e She is a contributor and author of several books including \u003ci\u003eThe Everything Guide to Understanding Socialism\u003c\/i\u003e (Adams, 2011), She is particularly interested in the times and places where two cultures meet and change each other.","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43830435872907,"sku":"9780316392068","price":23.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_2d4f32c7-c1a8-44d7-81cf-cc7196008efe.jpg?v=1755577704","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/heroines-of-mercy-street-the-real-nurses-of-the-civil-war-9780316392068","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}