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  • Living and Nursing in America The way it is and was

    de Dawn Griffis ...
    Dawn was born in England in 1940. She trained as a nurse in England. In 1962 she married an American, and three years later moved to America with her husband, Mike and their two daughters. This book describes her experiences in nursing and living in nine different States in America. From the deep south to northern and southern mid-west, Rockies and finally New England. The changes in climate not ... Leer más

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  • A Vermont Gardening Memoir

    de Dawn Griffis ...
    A Vermont Gardening Memoir, is my 5th Memoir it tells how I started learning about gardening in Aynho England as a child. Finally after all our travels we moved to Vermont and ended up opening our own greenhouse business. It describes how we brought English style gardening to New England. There are over 100 colour photos to see how we progressed from England to New England, and all the trials and ... Leer más

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  • Headington Hill Hall the forgotten years 1939 to 1958

    de Dawn Griffis ...
    This book is a tribute to all the people who were part of the rehabilitation of the men who had suffered severe head injuries during WWII. The doctors, nurses, therapists and staff who were all part of the life at Headington Hill Hall during those years. The contribution these people made have had profound affect on future generation, not least of all a large part of my childhood. My father should ... Leer más

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  • Nursing at the Horton: The Way it Was-When Care to the Local People Really Mattered

    de Dawn Griffis ...
    Nursing at the Horton' - 1956 to 1962; when hospitals were run by nurses. Matron was all powerful, demanding considerable respect from all. We were taught patients came first, second and last, everything else had to fit in between. The relationship between them, and the local people was; 'They are our patients, and we were their nurses'. During this time student nurses were responsible for ... Leer más

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  • Aynhoe Village Life: The Way it Was, Then, Before And Beyond

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  • The GI Bride

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  • The Sweethearts

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  • The Girl in the Painted Caravan

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