Henry Dunant
Subtitle: founder of the Red Cross, the relief organization dedicated to helping suffering people all over the world
By: by Charlotte Gray.
Edition: North American ed.
Series: People who have helped the world
Publisher: G. Stevens
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Milwaukee
Language: eng
Number of pages: 68
Subjects: Dunant, Henry, 1828-1910 -- Juvenile literature.; Dunant, Henry, 1828-1910.; Red Cross and Red Crescent.; Philanthropists -- Switzerland -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Red Cross and Red Crescent -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Philanthropists.; Solferino, Battle of, Solferino, Italy, 1859.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: Describes how a young Swiss businessman, accidentally viewing the bloody Battle of Solferino in 1859, was shocked at the lack of care given the wounded and went on to found the International Red Cross.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-62) and index.