F. J. Cross
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"Beneath the Banner" is comprised of thirty seven stories of men and women who shaped their time and that of future generations. From John Wesley and Bishop Patterson to The Duke of Wellington and Robert Moffat, Florence Nightingale and George Muller, to Elizabeth Gilbert and Fireman Ford each risked all to follow their beliefs.
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Florence Nightingale (1820—1910) was an English social reformer, statistician, and pioneer of modern nursing. She became famous during the time she served as manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War, giving nursing a positive reputation and becoming a Victorian culture icon. Also known as "The Lady with the Lamp", she was an accomplished writer who produced work related to medical knowledge. Nightingale's 1859 work "Notes on Nursing...
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First published in 1914, "Florence Nightingale to Her Nurses" contains a selection of addresses given by Nightingale to the probationers and nurses of The Nightingale School at St. Thomas's Hospital. Florence Nightingale (1820—1910) was an English social reformer, statistician, and pioneer of modern nursing. She became famous during the time she served as manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War, giving nursing a positive reputation...