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Most people know Florence Nightingale was a compassionate and legendary nurse, but they don't know her full story. This riveting biography explores the exceptional life of a woman who defied the stifling conventions of Victorian society to pursue what was considered an undesirable vocation. She is best known for her work during the Crimean War, when she vastly improved gruesome and deadly conditions and made nightly rounds to visit patients, becoming known around the world as the Lady with the Lamp. Her tireless and inspiring work continued after the war, and her modern methods in nursing...

Poverty in America examines the lives and experiences of the poor throughout the U.S. from colonial times to the present, highlighting important issues such as the welfare system, changing attitudes toward poverty, and myths and misconceptions.

Praise for the previous edition: ...well written, well researched, and useful...--Booklist

Eyewitness History is an interdisciplinary and multicultural series that reveals how significant events were seen and interpreted by people from all levels of society. Excerpts from primary sources -- memoirs, diaries, letters, newspapers, speeches, advertisements, and more -- provide a wide range of viewpoints and enhance a compelling narrative, prompting students to develop the critical-thinking skills that allow them to construct their own opinions about the people and their times.

A Complete Perspective

Each volume is a comprehensive and self-contained reference work that features:...

..".recommended for high-school, public, and undergraduate libraries..." Booklist

..".well written and concise...very useful...Recommended." Choice

..".thorough, well-researched...well-organized and comprehensive...[an] excellent volume..." VOYA

African-American Writers, Revised Edition profiles popular and prominent African-American writers across many genres of literature. Each entry in this thoroughly revised resource provides a biographical profile, concentrating on the major literary works and accomplishments of each author as well as an outline of his or her contributions to...