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Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Red Cross Briefs
Author: The American Red Cross
Author: Marian Moser JonesPublisher: Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM
ISBN: 1421408236
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description
The iconic relief organization’s activities over a half century of history, through wars, epidemics, and other disasters: “Well-researched . . . fascinating.” —Julia F. Irwin, Bulletin of the History of Medicine In dark skirts and bloodied boots, Clara Barton fearlessly ventured onto Civil War battlefields to tend to wounded soldiers. She later worked with civilians in Europe during the Franco-Prussian War, lobbied legislators to ratify the Geneva conventions, and founded and ran the American Red Cross. The American Red Cross from Clara Barton to the New Deal tells the story of the charitable organization from its start in 1881, through its humanitarian aid during wars, natural disasters, and the Depression, to its relief efforts of the 1930s. Marian Moser Jones illustrates the tension between the organization’s founding principles of humanity and neutrality and the political, economic, and moral pressures that sometimes caused it to favor one group at the expense of another. This book tells the stories of: • U.S. natural disasters such as the Jacksonville yellow fever epidemic of 1888, the Sea Islands hurricane of 1893, and the 1906 San Francisco earthquake • crises abroad, including the 1892 Russian famine and the Armenian massacres of 1895–96 • efforts to help civilians affected by the civil war in Cuba • power struggles within the American Red Cross leadership and subsequent alliances with the American government • the organization’s expansion during World War I • race riots and massacres in East St. Louis, Chicago, and Tulsa between 1917 and 1921 • help for African American and white Southerners after the Mississippi flood of 1927 • relief projects during the Dust Bowl and after the New Deal An epilogue relates the history of the American Red Cross since the beginning of World War II and illuminates the organization’s current practices and international reputation.
Dog First Aid
Author: American Red CrossPublisher: Staywell (CA)
ISBN: 9781584804017
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Making the World Safe
Author: Julia F. IrwinPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199990085
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
In Making the World Safe, historian Julia Irwin offers an insightful account of the American Red Cross, from its founding in 1881 by Clara Barton to its rise as the government's official voluntary aid agency. Equally important, Irwin shows that the story of the Red Cross is simultaneously a story of how Americans first began to see foreign aid as a key element in their relations with the world. As the American Century dawned, more and more Americans saw the need to engage in world affairs and to make the world a safer place--not by military action but through humanitarian aid. It was a time perfectly suited for the rise of the ARC. Irwin shows how the early and vigorous support of William H. Taft--who was honorary president of the ARC even as he served as President of the United States--gave the Red Cross invaluable connections with the federal government, eventually making it the official agency to administer aid both at home and abroad. Irwin describes how, during World War I, the ARC grew at an explosive rate and extended its relief work for European civilians into a humanitarian undertaking of massive proportions, an effort that was also a major propaganda coup. Irwin also shows how in the interwar years, the ARC's mission meshed well with presidential diplomatic styles, and how, with the coming of World War II, the ARC once again grew exponentially, becoming a powerful part of government efforts to bring aid to war-torn parts of the world. The belief in the value of foreign aid remains a central pillar of U.S. foreign relations. Making the World Safe reveals how this belief took hold in America and the role of the American Red Cross in promoting it.
Edmund Dulac's Picture-book for the French Red Cross
Author: Edmund DulacPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781016849265
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Standard First Aid and Personal Safety
Author: American National Red CrossPublisher:
ISBN: 9780385059084
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
"Designed for use by the general public to prepare people ... to meet the needs of most situations when emergency first aid care is needed and medical assistance is not excessively delayed. It incorporates personal safety and accident prevention information to acquaint individuals with many causes of accidents ... --Pref.
The American Red Cross First Aid and Safety Handbook
Author: American Red CrossPublisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 9780316736466
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The first moments after an injury occurs are the most critical. This authoritative guidebook, based on course materials used by Red Cross chapters across the United States, shows you how to handle every type of first aid emergency.
American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED Participant's Manual
Author: American Red CrossPublisher: Staywell Company
ISBN: 9781584804796
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
Rev. ed. of: First aid/CPR/AED for schools and the community. 3rd ed. c2006.
Advanced First Aid and Emergency Care
Author: American National Red CrossPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
"Designed for use by persons who are responsible for giving emergency care to the sick and injured. It provides the essential information for developing the functional first aid capabilities required by policemen, firemen, emergency squad members, and ambulance attenants."--Preface.
Humanity for All
Author: Hans HaugPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Human rights
Languages : en
Pages : 690
Book Description
Being in force today