This lavishly illustrated biography celebrates the life and work of Florence Nightingale on the 100th anniversary of her death. With meticulous scholarship, the author documents the struggles and achievements of a woman who defied the conventions and standards of Victorian England to blaze her own path. Archival photographs, drawings, letters, maps, and a riveting narrative create a portrait of this complex, larger than life woman who is still a source of inspiration today.
- ISBN13 9780803622821
- Publish Date 30 August 2009
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 2 July 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint F.A. Davis Company
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 448
- Language English