Written in 1857, this is the autobiography of a Jamaican woman whose fame rivalled Florence Nightingale's during the Crimean War. Seacole travelled widely before eventually arriving in London, where her offer to volunteer as a nurse in the war met with racism and refusal.

288 pages

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	February 24, 2005
ISBN13	9780140439021
Publishers	Penguin Books Ltd
Pages	288
Dimensions	133 × 197 × 18 mm · 216 g
Editor	Salih, Sara

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