Hospital Sketches, written over a hundred and fifty years ago by acclaimed authoress Louisa May Alcott, is the story of her own Civil War nursing career. As she recounts her thoughts, actions, and adventures via the fictional character, “Tribulation Periwinkle,” we find inspiration in the memorable soldiers she encounters. These men, strong in spirit, stoic in pain, and silent in grief, teach Miss Periwinkle, as well as today’s listeners, the true meaning of heroism in a time of war.
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