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Hospital Sketches

by Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888)

Alcott in 1862 served as a nurse in Georgetown, D.C during the Civil War. She wrote home what she observed there. Those harrowing and sometimes humorous letters compiled make up Hospital Sketches. (Summary by Aaron Elliott)

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Total running time: 3:08:19
Read by: Aaron Elliott

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• Chapter 01 – Obtaining Supplies – 00:23:11
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• Chapter 02 – A Foreward Movement – 00:20:42
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• Chapter 03 – A Day – 00:29:43
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• Chapter 04 – A Night – 00:42:05
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• Chapter 05 – Off Duty – 00:40:05
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• Chapter 06 – A Postscript – 00:32:33
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Cataloged on June 09, 2008