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On Sledge and Horseback to Outcast Siberian Lepers

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While serving as a nurse in Bulgaria, Kate Marsden saw firsthand the horrors of leprosy--and determined to journey to the leper colonies of Yakutsk, 2,000 miles across the Siberian wastes. Armed with the patronage of both Queen Victoria and the Russian Czarina, she strode forth. With passion and wit, this extraordinary Victorian lady recounts the amazing story of her search for the lepers and for an elusive remedial herb. Illustrated with contemporary drawings.

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On Sledge and Horseback to Outcast Siberian Lepers, Kate Marsden

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Rok wydania
2001
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Tytuł
On Sledge and Horseback to Outcast Siberian Lepers
Język
angielski
Wydawca
Phoenix
Rok wydania
2001
Oprawa
miękka
Liczba stron
243
ISBN10
1842123971
ISBN13
9781842123973
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Opis
While serving as a nurse in Bulgaria, Kate Marsden saw firsthand the horrors of leprosy--and determined to journey to the leper colonies of Yakutsk, 2,000 miles across the Siberian wastes. Armed with the patronage of both Queen Victoria and the Russian Czarina, she strode forth. With passion and wit, this extraordinary Victorian lady recounts the amazing story of her search for the lepers and for an elusive remedial herb. Illustrated with contemporary drawings.