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Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands (Penguin Classics) by Mary Seacole, Sara (Editor/Introduction) Salih, Contributor-Sara Salih Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2005 ISBN-10: 0-14-043902-1 / 0140439021 ISBN-13: 978-0-14-043902-1 / 9780140439021 Written in 1857, Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands is the autobiography of a Jamaican woman whose fame rivaled Florence Nightingale’s during the Crimean War. Seacole traveled widely before arriving in London, where her offer to volunteer as a nurse in the war was met with racism and |