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Abandoning her abusive fiance in New York in 1943 to enlist with the Red Cross and head to Europe, Irene Woodward befriends Dorothy Dunford as they join the Allied soldiers streaming into France after D-Day where they are embroiled in danger, from the Battle of the Bulge to the liberation of Buchenwald, and where Irene learns to trust again through their friendship.
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Series
Quick response research report volume 179
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
The objective of this research was to examine the performance of both the Red Cross and FEMA following a major disaster.
3) H.R.H
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Princess Christiana is European royality, educated in America, who's father, Reigning Prince of a European nation takes royality seriously. He has plans for her life, but after four years at Berkeley, life in her father's palace cannot distract Christianna from what she sees outside the kingdom--the suffering of children, the ravages of terrorism and disease. Determined to make a difference in the world, she persuades His Royal Highness, her father,...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"In the wake of the 1900 Galveston hurricane, three lives converge despite persecution from the Ku Klux Klan, a bare-knuckle boxing match gone wrong, and the recovery efforts of the American Red Cross. Based on a true story. The hurricane of 1900, America's worst natural disaster, left the island city of Galveston in ruins. Thousands perished, including all ninety-three children at the Sisters of the Incarnate Word orphanage--except six-year-old Hester,...
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Pub. Date
2014
Description
This book is designed to celebrate the Red Cross in Colorado. It is not a year-by-year history, but rather a snapshot of events which have transpired over the past century. The symbol of the Red Cross, according to Young & Rubicam Brand Asset Valuator, is more trustworthy than 99% of other brands. That is because the Red Cross is people. People who are there when there is a need, when disaster strikes, when soldiers are wounded, when your house has...
13) Clara Barton
Author
Pub. Date
c1988
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Follows the life of the nurse who served on the battlefields of the Civil War and later founded the American Red Cross.
14) The Red Cross
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Explains the many ways the Red Cross helps people in need all over the world, from aiding disaster and war victims, to teaching swimming and first aid.
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 2
Description
This book examines the history, goals, and current activities of the Red Cross (named the Red Crescent in Muslim countries), describing how the organization brings humanitarian relief to the people of the world in both war and peace.
16) The Red Cross
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes the history of the Red Cross, the type of tasks it carries out, and what skills a person needs to become part of the Red Cross.
17) Clara and Davie
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Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Depicts the life of a young Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross.