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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: La Motte, Ellen N. (Ellen Newbold), 1873–1961, author. | Wachtell, Cynthia, 1967–, editor.
Title: The backwash of war : an extraordinary American nurse in World War I / by Ellen N. La Motte ; edited with an introduction and biography by Cynthia Wachtell, editor.
Description: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2019] | Includes index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018018036 | ISBN 9781421426716 (pbk. : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781421426723 (electronic) | ISBN 1421426714 (pbk. : alk. paper) | ISBN 1421426722 (electronic)
Subjects: LCSH: La Motte, Ellen N. (Ellen Newbold), 1873–1961. | World War, 1914–1918—Personal narratives. | World War, 1914–1918—Medical care—Western Front. | World War, 1914–1918—Hospitals. | World War, 1914–1918—Casualties. | Soldiers—France—History—20th century. | Nurses—United States—Biography. | Military nursing—United States—History—20th century.
Classification: LCC D640 .L2 2019 | DDC 940.4/76—dc23
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