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The Young Mary 1817-1861 Early Years of Mother Bickerdyke, America's Florence Nightingale, and Patron Saint of Kansas
The Young Mary 18171861 Early Years of Mother Bickerdyke America's Florence Nightingale and Patron Saint of Kansas Author:Martin Litvin The Young Mary 1817 - 1861 is the first volume in the definitive biography of Mother Bickerdyke, the Civil War nurse famed as America's Florence Nightingale and Patron Saint of Kansas. Based on unrestricted access to her long-lost private papers recently discovered and new documentary research, this study supersedes all previous efforts.