Writing as Edith Van Dyne, the creator of Oz sends three well-to-do American cousins and their Uncle John to Europe aboard a hospital ship during the First World War. Under the guidance of Doctor Gys they nurse shattered soldiers near the front, and Baum does not soften the morphine, the wounds or the dying.
A surprisingly frank wartime entry in Baum’s girls’ series, written in the hope that readers would work for lasting peace. Download the free EPUB.