Remembering the Frontier: Our Horseback Heritage - Paperback
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Remembering the Frontier: Our Horseback Heritage - Paperback
$17.48
by Amy Pennington Brudnicki (Author)
- Mary Breckinridge
- The Frontier Nursing Service
- Nurse-Midwife
- Saddlebag Babies
- Leslie County
- Hyden, Kentucky
- Our Horseback Heritage
- History
- Historic Photos
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Remembering the Frontier is a feel-good book of remembrance, a celebration of our eastern Kentucky heritage. It's filled with history about Mary Breckinridge and the Frontier Nursing Service, as well as historic FNS photos. If you have Leslie County roots or are familiar with the legacy of Mary Breckinridge, this book is for you.
Introduction:
In 1925, nurse-midwife, Mary Carson Breckinridge, came to the Appalachian Mountains of Leslie County and forever changed lives in our rural mountain communities. Through her Frontier Nursing Service, her nurses on horseback brought healthcare to one of the poorest regions in the commonwealth of Kentucky.
One hundred years later, her memory lives on. Walk with me back in time as we recount the wonderful legacy of Mary Breckinridge . . .
Number of Pages: 232
Dimensions: 0.53 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: November 14, 2020
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