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American Nightingale the story of Frances Slanger, forgotten heroine of Normandy
| Title | American Nightingale the story of Frances Slanger, forgotten heroine of Normandy |
| Names | Welch, Bob. |
| Book Number | DBC08795 |
| Title Status | Active |
| Medium | Digital Book |
| Download Link | Downloadable talking book. |
| Annotation | Frances Slanger was a Jewish fruit-peddler's daughter who survived a chilling childhood in World War I--torn Poland and immigrated to America at age 7. Inspired by memories of her bitter past and a Nazi-threatened future, she defied her parents' wishes by becoming a nurse and joining the military. She splashed ashore with the first nurses to hit the Normandy Beach in June 1944. She was the first American nurse to die in Europe after the landings at Normandy. This is the story of her too brief life. Some violence and some strong language. |
| Narrator | Wright, Evan. |
| Local Subject | Biography & Autobiography - BIO |
| Adult Book - AD | |
| Adult Non-Fiction - AN | |
| History, United States - HUS | |
| History - HST | |
| War (Non-Fiction) - WNF | |
| Short Book - SH | |
| Audience Notes | Contains violence. |
| Contains strong language. |
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| Male narrator. |
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| LC Subject | Nurses - United States - Biography |
| World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - France - Normandy |
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| World War, 1939-1945 - Medical care - United States |
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| Downloadable books |
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| Nonfiction |
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| Talking books |
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| Call Number | 940.5475092 B |
| Language | English |
| Released | 2004 |
| Publication Info | Salem : Oregon State Library, Talking Book & Braille Services, 2004 (New Mexico State Library, recording agency) |
| Original Publication | Recorded from: New York : Atria Books, c2004. |