Mantle Of Safety: The Flying Doctor Service
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
In the vast, sun-scorched outback of Australia, where the nearest neighbour might be hundreds of miles away and death can arrive swiftly on the desert wind, one remarkable organisation rose to answer the call — the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Mantle of Safety: The Flying Doctor Service by Jane F. Harley chronicles the extraordinary story of this life-saving institution, detailing how pioneering doctors, nurses, and pilots brought urgent medical care to the most remote and isolated communities on earth. With a narrative enriched by illustrations and maps, Harley presents a vivid portrait of courage, ingenuity, and compassion in a landscape that tested the very limits of human endurance. Harley's account stands as both a social history and a tribute to the indomitable Australian spirit, arguing that true civilisation is measured not by its cities, but by how it cares for its most vulnerable. Published by the respected London house Robert Hale Limited, Mantle of Safety draws on meticulous research to illuminate the visionary work of Reverend John Flynn, whose dream of a mantle of safety for outback Australians became one of the twentieth century's most inspiring humanitarian achievements. For anyone captivated by stories of human determination against impossible odds, this is a book that will leave you wondering — what other miracles are born from necessity?
Author: Jane F. Harley
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
In the vast, sun-scorched outback of Australia, where the nearest neighbour might be hundreds of miles away and death can arrive swiftly on the desert wind, one remarkable organisation rose to answer the call — the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Mantle of Safety: The Flying Doctor Service by Jane F. Harley chronicles the extraordinary story of this life-saving institution, detailing how pioneering doctors, nurses, and pilots brought urgent medical care to the most remote and isolated communities on earth. With a narrative enriched by illustrations and maps, Harley presents a vivid portrait of courage, ingenuity, and compassion in a landscape that tested the very limits of human endurance. Harley's account stands as both a social history and a tribute to the indomitable Australian spirit, arguing that true civilisation is measured not by its cities, but by how it cares for its most vulnerable. Published by the respected London house Robert Hale Limited, Mantle of Safety draws on meticulous research to illuminate the visionary work of Reverend John Flynn, whose dream of a mantle of safety for outback Australians became one of the twentieth century's most inspiring humanitarian achievements. For anyone captivated by stories of human determination against impossible odds, this is a book that will leave you wondering — what other miracles are born from necessity?