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100 1 _aAmerican National Red Cross
245 1 4 _aThe American Red Cross Bulletin (Vol. IV, No. 2, April 1909)
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-11-08
508 _ahekula03 and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
520 _a"The American Red Cross Bulletin (Vol. IV, No. 2, April 1909)" is a historical publication that recounts the activities and efforts of the American Red Cross during the early 20th century. This specific volume focuses on the organization's response to the devastating Sicilian and Calabrian earthquakes, which occurred at the end of 1908, detailing the significant relief work conducted in Italy during this period of crisis. The opening of the bulletin begins with a poignant preface highlighting the significance of the Red Cross and its compassionate mission to aid those ravaged by disaster. It immediately addresses the massive destruction caused by the earthquake in Italy, expressing heartfelt sympathy and demonstrating how the American Red Cross mobilized aid and funds quickly, including substantial monetary contributions to the Italian Red Cross. The opening portion outlines the organizational structure of the American Red Cross, its collaboration with various stakeholders, and sets the stage for the recounting of specific relief efforts that followed, such as organizing orphanages and housing for displaced populations, all while illustrating the emotional weight of responding to such immense human suffering. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cWashington, D.C.: The American Red Cross, 1909
653 _aAmerican National Red Cross -- Periodicals
653 _aRed Cross and Red Crescent -- Periodicals
856 4 _uhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951000753748z&view=1up&seq=83
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72072
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