Pearls before poppies : the true story of the Red Cross pearls /: the true story of the Red Cross pearls. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Rachel Trethewey.
• Authors: Trethewey, Rachel
• Contents: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Tears Transformed to Pearls; 2 Famous Pearls; 3 Pearls for Souls; 4 Mother of Pearls; 5 Patriotic Pearls; 6 Pearls for Heroic Nurses; 7 Pearls for Transformation; 8 Pearls for Marriage; 9 The Pearl Exhibition; 10 The Pearl Poems; 11 The Pearls in Parliament; 12 The Kitchener Rubies; 13 Pearl Mania; 14 Pearls of Peace; 15 The Pearl Necklace Auction; 16 Pearl Rivals; Dramatis Personae; Notes; Select Bibliography; Picture Section.
• Publisher Details: Cheltenham : The History Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 940.47541; Fund raising -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century; Collecte de fonds -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 20e siècle; HISTORY -- Europe -- Western; Fund raising; Great Britain; History; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780750987172; 0750987170
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.