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One glorious ambition : the compassionate crusade of Dorothea Dix : a novel  Cover Image Book Book

One glorious ambition : the compassionate crusade of Dorothea Dix : a novel / Jane Kirkpatrick.

Summary:

"In bringing nineteenth-century historical reformer Dorothea Dix to life, author Jane Kirkpatrick combines historical accuracy with the ... narrative of a woman who recognized suffering when others turned away, and the call she heeded to change the world"--P. [4] of cover.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781400074310 (paperback)
  • ISBN: 1400074312 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: 382 pages ; 21 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Colorado Springs, Colorado : WaterBrook Press, ©2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes discussion questions and an author Q&A.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject: Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887 > Fiction.
Women social reformers > Fiction.
Genre: Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.


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