Title |
Henry Dunant : founder of the Red Cross, the relief organization dedicated to helping suffering people all over the world / by Pam Brown. |
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Publication Info. |
Milwaukee, Wis. : G. Stevens, 1989. |
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New Britain, Jefferson Branch - Children's Department
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J92 DUNANT |
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Description |
68 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 22 cm. |
Series |
People who have helped the world |
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People who have helped the world.
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Note |
Includes index. |
Summary |
Describes how a young Swiss businessman, accidentally viewing the bloody Battle of Solferino in 1859, was shocked at the lack of care given the wounded and went on to found the International Red Cross. |
Subject |
Dunant, Henry, 1828-1910 -- Juvenile literature.
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Dunant, Henry, 1828-1910.
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Red Cross and Red Crescent.
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Philanthropists -- Switzerland -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Red Cross and Red Crescent -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Philanthropists.
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Solferino, Battle of, Solferino, Italy, 1859.
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ISBN |
1555328245: $12.45 |
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1555328490 |
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