Mary on Horseback: Three Mountain Stories

Master storyteller Rosemary Wells tells the incredible true story of a World War I nurse who brought medical care to the Appalachians

Mary Breckinridge, trained as a nurse during World War I, rode on horseback into the isolated mountains of Appalachia and never looked back. Instead, she spent her life fording icy streams and climbing untracked mountains to bring medical help to those in need. More nurses on horseback joined Mary . . . and the Frontier Nursing Service was born. Mary's story is amazing. And it is true.

"Wells's realistic yet poetic prose perfectly captures the dichotomy of the majestic beauty of Appalachia and the harsh realities of mountain life. . . . This one's a gem."--School Library Journal

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Puffin Books
Published: 10/23/2000
ISBN: 9780141308159
Pages: 64
Weight: 0.18lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.06w x 0.18d
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/16/2000 pg. 78

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 28328 / Mary on Horseback
Reading Level: 4.2 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 1