Bibliograph

Memoir of Susie King Taylor, a Civil War nurse, by Pamela Dell

Type

Label

Memoir of Susie King Taylor, a Civil War nurse, by Pamela Dell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

1080, LexileGuided reading level: Y1080L, Lexile

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 10-12

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Memoir of Susie King Taylor

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

955013034

resource.readingGradeLevel

Grades 4-6

Responsibility statement

by Pamela Dell

Series statement

Fact finders. First-person histories

Sub title

a Civil War nurse

Summary

Susie King Taylor was born a slave in 1848, but learned to read and secret schools. She taught others to read and write, and served as a laundress, nurse, and teacher with an Army troop of African-American soldiers. Taylor's own words are supplemented by facts about the events she witnessed, the people she met, and the places to which she traveled

Table Of Contents

A young Black nurse in a military camp -- The memoir of Susie King Taylor -- Life after the war -- Timeline

Target audience

juvenile

Classification