"A rhinoceros tours Europe in the mid-18th century and becomes a sensation--based on a true story"--
This absorbing and award-winning biography tells the story of the tragedies and triumphs of Clara Wieck Schumann (1819-1896)--at once artist, composer, editor, teacher, wife, and mother of eight children.
In this riveting novel, Thomas Mallon re-creates the unusual love story of this young engaged couple whose fateful encounter with history profoundly affects the remainder of their lives.
This book is a concise, interpretive account of the life of Clara Barton from her childhood in Massachusetts through her feats of heroism during the Civil War, her founding of the American Red Cross, which she led for 20 years, and her ...
From bestselling author Patricia Polacco's family tree -- the true story of young Clara Barton.
" - Clara Barton The Civil War was the deadliest conflict in American history, and had the two sides realized it would take 4 years and inflict over a million casualties, it might not have been fought.
Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross to help people in need ? 2 Clara Barton didn't retire until she was 82 ? She just kept serving people in need ! 3 ? B Clara Barton founded the first public school in New Jersey ?
IOOF Santa Clara Lodge No.52 installing officers for 1986 , from left to right , included the following : ( front row ) Clarence Carothers , Ed Carney , John Roberts , and Leland Kirk ; ( back row ) Ted Carney , Tom Bradley Sr.
Inspired by real events, particularly by performances of Brundibar, this compelling work for readers ten and up includes historical photographs of the ghetto and of the children on the opening night of the opera.
See, for example, Clara and Robert Schumann, The Complete Correspondence of Clara and Robert Schumann, 3 vols., ed. Eva Weissweiler, trans. Hildegard Fritsch and Ronald L. Crawford (New York: Peter Lang, 1994, 1995, 2002); Clara ...
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