Book description
Mary Seacole was born in Jamaica in 1805. She came to England in
the hope of serving as a nurse in the Crimean War. Through sheer
tenacity she eventually travelled to the Crimea with a letter of
introduction from an English doctor to Florence Nightingale. After
reading this letter, 'the Lady with the Lamp,' said she would be very
happy to do all she could to help. Amidst many dangers, and against
all odds, the unknown Jamaican nurse won deserved praise for devoted
service to the British soldiers she 'mothered' during the Crimean campaign.
'Ramdin tells it as it is. He rightly reports she was a
plain-speaking woman who lived an adventurous life... This account
contains important lessons for those of us who care, and demonstrates
why she was voted the greatest black Briton in 2004'. Sarah Mullaly,
Church Times Ron Ramdin was born in Trinidad and immigrated to England
in 1962 where he has lived and worked since. After leaving drama school
he attended the University of Middlesex where he received a Diploma in
Industrial Relation before going on the London School of Economics to
read Economics.
