Florence Nightingale, The Angel Of The Crimea; By Laura E Richards (Classi...

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Book Title: Florence Nightingale, the Angel of the Crimea; by Laura E. Richards (Classics) : A Story for Young People(illustrated), by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards (February 27, 1850 - January 14, 1943) Was an American Writer

Item Length: 10in.

Item Height: 0.1in.

Item Width: 8in.

Author: Laura E. Richards

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: General

Publisher: CreateSpace

Publication Year: 2016

Genre: Fiction

Item Weight: 6.2 Oz

Number of Pages: 56 Pages