Clara Barton: Founder of the American Red Cross

by Christin Ditchfield

Discusses the life and work of Clara Barton, a nurse during the Civil War and founder of the American Red Cross.

111 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Christin Ditchfield (www.ChristinDitchfield.com) is the author of "What Women Should Know About Letting It Go" and 65 other books in a wide variety of genres, from educational to inspirational, fiction and nonfiction. She has also written dozens of best-selling gospel tracts, and hundreds of essays, columns, and articles for national and international magazines such as Focus on the Family, Power For Living, Sports Spectrum, and Today's Christian Woman.

For over twenty-five years, Christin has been speaking at conferences, retreats, banquets, and brunches, encouraging women who love Jesus, teaching them to walk with Him on a daily basis, so that they can experience a richer, deeper, more meaningful relationship with Him.

She hosts the internationally syndicated radio program, Take It To Heart! (www.TakeItToHeartRadio.com) and is a frequent guest on other national radio and television programs, including Family Life Today, Midday Connection, Dr. D. James Kennedy's Truths That Transform, and Live the Promise with Susie Larson.

A former preschool and elementary school teacher, Christin is also the author of many educational books and resources for children and their families, including the best-selling "A Family Guide to Narnia: Biblical Truths in C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia."

She holds a bachelors degree in Christian Leadership and a masters degree in Biblical Theology.

Christin blogs at www.ChristinDitchfield.com

Reviews

[Luna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rarely do I find non fiction books to be extremely engaging unless they are about a subject that I know I like, however that was not the case with Clara Barton: Founder of the American Red Cross by Christin Ditchfield. When I was trying to find more quality resources for my National History Day Project, about Clara Barton, I came across this , and found that not only is this book full of valuable information about Clara Barton, but it is also extremely interesting, and written in a very engaging way. This book is definitely an amazing book to curl up with when you want to read about a person very important to American History.

Clara Barton was a very inspiring person, and is told from a third person explaining about Clara Barton, and her past. The story is set up to progress with Clara Barton’s life beginning with her early life, and early careers, then going on to her involvement in the Civil War, and later talking about her adult life, and introduction into the International Red Cross, finally the book wraps up with her Commitment to the American Red Cross, and her legacy. In the back of the book there is a very helpful timeline, so you get an idea of how everything connects, and intertwines with her life, and the world around her. Throughout the entire book it tells about Clara Barton’s experiences with Sexism and human suffering, and how she used her experiences to inspire other. Clara Barton was a very independent person who travels took her all over the world, but she spent the majority of her life in America and Europe, she was also not one to be easily held down, however she had a long lasting relationship with John J. Elwell. This book is definitely a nonfiction book, and a great inspiring read about the struggles of women throughout history.

I loved this book. It seems long and overwhelming, but it is a relatively easy read that definitely inspired me. I loved how the author used quotes to help prove points, and enhance the overall product of the book. I would definitely recommend that people below middle school wait to read this book to get more out of it, but to anyone very interested with medicine, and powerful women in history you will definitely enjoy this book. This author did a good job of giving you good, important, and valuable information without making the book to biased, and that is why I would definitely recommend that if you are a fan of nonfiction or not this is a great book for anyone to read.