The American Red Cross and a Nation's Humanitarian Awakening
by
Julia F. Irwin
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2013
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...