Books
Clara Barton : in the service of humanity /
by Burton, David Henry, 1925-
This biography is a concise, interpretive account of the life of Clara Barton.
A woman of valor : Clara Barton and the Civil War /
by Oates, Stephen B
Oates tells the dramatic story of this woman who gave the world a new definition of courage, supplying medical relief to the wounded at some of the most famous battles of the war.
Clara Barton : professional angel /
by Pryor, Elizabeth Brown
Widely known today as the “Angel of the Battlefield,” Clara Barton’s personal life has always been shrouded in mystery. In Clara Barton, Professional Angel , Elizabeth Brown Pryor presents a biography of Barton that strips away the heroic exterior and reveals a complex and often trying woman. Based on the papers Clara Barton carefully saved over her lifetime, this biography is the first one to draw on these recorded thoughts. Besides her own voluminous correspondence, it reflects the letters and reminiscences of lovers, a grandniece who probed her aunt’s venerable facade, and doctors who treated her nervous disorders. She emerges as a vividly human figure. Continually struggling to cope with her insecure family background and a society that offered much less than she had to give, she chose achievement as the vehicle for gaining the love and recognition that frequently eluded her during her long life. Not always altruistic, her accomplishments were nonetheless extraordinary. On the battlefields of the Civil War, in securing American participation in the International Red Cross, in promoting peacetime disaster relief, and in fighting for women’s rights, Clara Barton made an unparalleled contribution to American social progress. Yet the true measure of her life must be made from this perspective: she dared to offend a society whose acceptance she treasured, and she put all of her energy into patching up the lives of those around her when her own was rent and frayed.
The life of Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross.
by Barton, William Eleazar
Reprint of a 1922 biography of Clara Barton.