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Mary on Horseback
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4 out of 5
Based on 11 Ratings and 11 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
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PublisherDial Books For Young Readers
BindingHardcover (10 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages56
ISBN-100803721552
ISBN-13978-0803721555
Publication Date09/01/1998
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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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