Ruth Fielding in the Red Cross; Or, Doing Her Best for Uncle Sam by Emerson

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36395.html.images 309 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36395.epub3.images 507 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36395.epub.images 510 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36395.epub.noimages 181 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36395.kf8.images 758 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36395.kindle.images 721 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36395.txt.utf-8 259 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/36395/pg36395-h.zip 656 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Emerson, Alice B.
Title Ruth Fielding in the Red Cross; Or, Doing Her Best for Uncle Sam
Note Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits Produced by Roger Frank, David Edwards and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive)
Summary "Ruth Fielding in the Red Cross; Or, Doing Her Best for Uncle Sam" by Alice B. Emerson is a fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The book follows Ruth Fielding, a determined young woman whose life takes a patriotic turn as she volunteers for the Red Cross during World War I, preparing to support soldiers heading to the front lines. The narrative explores themes of female empowerment, the spirit of service, and the emotional toll of war on families and communities. The opening of the story introduces us to Ruth, who is packing a box for the local Red Cross chapter as she grapples with her friend Helen's distress over her brother Tom's decision to enlist. Ruth’s uncle, Jabez, displays unexpected enthusiasm for the war, sharing his own experience as a soldier from the Civil War, emphasizing a sense of duty. As Ruth and her friends become increasingly involved in war support efforts, the dialogue hints at the community's reluctance and skepticism toward the war, particularly represented by a character named Mrs. Mantel, who seems to undermine the Red Cross's importance. This sets the stage for a tale of activism, friendship, and the quest for meaningful contributions amid the turbulence of wartime. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Red Cross and Red Crescent -- Juvenile fiction
Subject World War, 1914-1918 -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Patriotism -- Juvenile fiction
Subject France -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Fielding, Ruth (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 36395
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 95 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!