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Mary on Horseback: Three Mountain Stories
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4 out of 5
Based on 13 Ratings and 12 Reviews

Book Description
In 1923, there were no doctors or hospitals in the isolated mountains of Appalachia. Then Mary Breckinridge came. Trained as a nurse, she made the Appalachians her life's work-fording icy streams and climbing untracked mountains to bring medical help to those in need. These three stories, told in simple, luminous prose, bring to life the birth of the Frontier Nursing Service, which still operates ... More
Book Information
PublisherPerfection Learning
BindingHardcover (10 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-100756900921
ISBN-13978-0756900922
Publication Date10/01/2000
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About Rosemary Wells (Author) : Rosemary Wells is a published adapter, author, and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Rosemary Wells include Morriss Disappearing Bag, Bunny Cak... more
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About Peter McCarty (Illustrator) : Peter McCarty is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Peter McCarty include Little Bunny on the Move, T Is for Terrible, Hondo and Fabian, and Ho... more
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