Master storyteller Rosemary Wells tells the incredible true story of a World War I nurse who brought medical care to the Appalachians Mary Breckinridge, trained as a nurse during World War I, rode on horseback into the isolated mountains of Appalachia and never looked back. Instead,...
Mary Breckinridge traveled through Appalachia in 1923, giving birth to the Frontier Nursing Service, which continues operation today. Three stories told in simple prose follow Breckinridge through the mountainous terrain as she brings medical help to those in need. Halftones...