{"product_id":"wonderful-adventures-of-mrs-seacole-in-many-lands-edited-by-w-j-s-with-an-introductory-preface-by-w-h-russell-paperback-9781108068383","title":"Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands; Edited by W. J. S.; With an Introductory Preface by W. H. Russell (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108068383","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEdited by W. J. S.; With an Introductory Preface by W. H. Russell\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe 1858 printing of the 1857 autobiography of the Jamaican-born nurse who looked after British soldiers during the Crimean War.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMary Seacole (Author), William Howard Russell (Preface by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108068383, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 November 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e218 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.3 cm, 0.28 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe daughter of a Scottish soldier and a Jamaican herbalist, Mary Seacole (1805–81) gained recognition for her provision of care to British troops during the Crimean War. She had travelled widely in the Caribbean and Panama before venturing to England to volunteer as an army nurse in the Crimea. Although rebuffed by officials, an undeterred Seacole funded her own expedition, establishing the British Hotel near Balaclava to provide a refuge for wounded officers. Known affectionately as 'Mother Seacole' among the men, yet returning to England bankrupt at the end of hostilities, she had her plight highlighted in the press. First published in 1857, and reissued here in its 1858 printing, her autobiography was intended to share her story and restore to her some financial security. Probably dictated to her editor, who then polished the text for publication, this was the first autobiography by a black woman in Britain.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTo the reader\u003cbr\u003e 1. My birth and parentage\u003cbr\u003e 2. Struggles for life\u003cbr\u003e 3. My reception at the Independent Hotel\u003cbr\u003e 4. An unwelcome visitor in Cruces\u003cbr\u003e 5. American sympathy\u003cbr\u003e 6. Migration to Gorgona\u003cbr\u003e 7. The yellow fever on Jamaica\u003cbr\u003e 8. I long to join the British army before Sebastopol\u003cbr\u003e 9. Voyage to Constantinople\u003cbr\u003e 10. I start for Balaclava\u003cbr\u003e 11. Alarms in the harbour\u003cbr\u003e 12. The British Hotel\u003cbr\u003e 13. My work in the Crimea\u003cbr\u003e 14. My customers at the British Hotel\u003cbr\u003e 15. My first glimpse of war\u003cbr\u003e 16. Under fire on the fatal 18th of June\u003cbr\u003e 17. Inside Sebastopol\u003cbr\u003e 18. Holiday in the camp\u003cbr\u003e 19. New Year in the Crimea\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266159366424,"sku":"9781108068383","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108068383i_18c0e12e-1eda-479d-8767-760cb004e28b.jpg?v=1696748705","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/wonderful-adventures-of-mrs-seacole-in-many-lands-edited-by-w-j-s-with-an-introductory-preface-by-w-h-russell-paperback-9781108068383","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}