Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Carol on Tour by Helen Dore Boylston Helen Dore Boylston. In addition to her and Carol Page series, Helen Dore Boylston also wrote numerous short stories and essays as well as Landmark Book, Clara Barton: Founder of the American Red Cross. About the Author. Helen Dore Boylston was born in Portsmouth, , on April 4, 1895. She left her happy childhood home to attend first Simmons College in , then Massachusetts General Hospital School of Nursing. After graduating in 1915, she enlisted in the Harvard Medical Unit and served as an anesthesiologist with the British Expeditionary Force in France during . During her service, Ms. Boylston achieved the rank of captain. For the two following years, she did relief work for the Red Cross in Italy, Germany, Poland, Russia, and the Balkans. During this time she met , daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder, and the two women became close friends. Ms. Boylston continued her nursing back at Massachusetts General Hospital serving as an instructor of anesthesiology as well as a department director; in she worked as a psychiatric nurse; in a hospital she served as a head nurse. In the late 1920s, Ms. Boylston turned her focus to writing. Ms. Boylston's first book, Sister: The War Diary of a Nurse (1927), detailed her wartime experiences. In 1982, long after writing the Sue Barton and Carol Page series, Ms. Boylston and Ms. Lane published Travels With Zenobia: to Albania by Model T Ford, the diary of the two friends' 1926 European excursion in an automobile they named Zenobia. Recently we learned of a quote from Ms. Boylston that thrilled our collective hearts. Here it is as included in the Knight Books reprints of Sue Barton, Senior Nurse, "Every single incident in the first two 'Sue's' - nursing incident, I mean - actually happened, either to me or to some of my classmates. Kit and Connie were real, and those are their real names. Same goes for Bill. Francessca and Hilda were also taken from life, though those are not their real names. Hilda, in fact, was my room-mate when I was in probe. Miss Cameron was so real she scares me yet, though I loved her dearly. She was greatly amused to find herself in a book and wrote me a charming letter about it. Sue is not me! I made her up, lock, stock and barrel. She is the kind of person and the kind of nurse I wished I were, and I had a lot of fun creating her." Well how about that! Carol on Tour by Helen Dore Boylston. Penny Parrish Books The delightful Penny Parrish brings happiness to everyone as she grows up and pursues an acting career. The Reluctant Heart, 1950 (#17) Tippy Parrish Books Penny's younger sister, Tippy, faces heartache before she finds happiness. Little Miss Atlas, 1949 (#14) Miss America, 1951 (#21) Don't Cry Little Girl, 1952 (#23) Rainbow After Rain, 1953 (#25) Welcome Home, Mrs. Jordon, 1953 Song in Their Hearts, 1956 Here’s Marney, 1969. Parri MacDonald Books Penny's daughter wants to follow her mother's footsteps and become an actress. Introducing Parri, 1962 That's My Girl, 1964 Stagestruck Parri, 1966 My Davy, 1968. Jordon Books This series follows the lives of the nine Jordon children, all raised by 16-year-old Jenifer. Confusion by Cupid, 1950 (#15) Dream for Susan, 1954 (#22) Love Taps Gently, 1955(#26) Myself & I, 1957 (#19) The Stars Hang High, 1960 Wedding Bells, 1961 A Bright Tomorrow, 1965. Christie Drayton books The Draytons live in a barn in New Hope, Pennsylvania as a result of the housing shortage. Where the Heart Is, 1948 (#11) Treasure Trouble, 1949 (#13) (Janet Lambert's only mystery) Dria Meredith books Dria visits her great-grandmother's farm in Virginia for the summer. Star Dream, 1951 (#18) Summer for Seven, 1952 (#24) High Hurdles, 1955 (Has tweed locket cover with corresponding locket "The Famous Janet Lambert Books" description, but no locket with number on spine) Helen Dore Boylston Books. Helen Dore Boylston was an author of girls series books in the 1930s to 1950s. Her popular Sue Barton nursing series and Carol Page books remain well loved favorites among readers of juvenile girls fiction and young adult literature. Helen Dore Boylston also collaborated with good friend Rose Wilder Lane on a book about their European travels in the 1920s. Ms. Dore Boylston's vivacious red-headed Sue Barton is funny, talented, and destined for adventure and romance in her nurse's training and career. Sparkling quick witted dialogue against a realistic back drop of a nurse's life make this series a stand out favorite among readers of nursing series. Ms. Dore Boylston's Carol Page series is a well crafted, realistic depiction of life in the theatre for a young, promising actress. The author consulted a famous Broadway star of the 1930s in her quest to portray Carol Page's struggles and successes in New York City. By all accounts, Helen Dore Boylston succeeded in creating an authentic and heart warming story of a girl's rise to success on Broadway. This series is sure to inspire young girls to reach for the stars and achieve their ultimate objectives. Helen Dore Boylston Books In Order. Publication Order of U.S. Landmark Non-Fiction Books. The Pirate Lafitte and the Battle of New Orleans (By:) (1951) Amazon.de | Amazon.com The Louisiana Purchase (By:) (1952) Amazon.de | Amazon.com Clara Barton (1955) Amazon.de | Amazon.com Evangeline and The Acadians (By:) (1957) Amazon.de | Amazon.com Remember the Alamo! (By:) (1958) Amazon.de | Amazon.com William Penn: Quaker Hero (By:) (1961) Amazon.de | Amazon.com Battle for Iwo Jima (By:Robert Leckie) (1967) Amazon.de | Amazon.com. Helen Dore Boylston was a prominent American author, who was famous for writing young adult, nonfiction, and memoir, and fiction novels. She was particularly well known for her 2 book series, the Sue Barton and the Carol Page series. Author Boylston was born on April 4, 1895 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She spent most of her childhood days there. As she was a very mischievous child, Boylston was nicknamed as Troub. She studied for one year at the Simmons College, Boston. Author Boylston wanted to study medicine like her dad, but she chose nursing because it had a short training period. Later, Boylston completed her graduation from the Massachusetts General Hospital in the course of nursing in 1915. Immediately after, Boylston sailed to France as a team member of Harvard Medical Unit for serving in World War I. She used to nurse the wounded soldiers at a local hospital and specialized in as an anesthetist. Author Boylston went on to reach a captain’s rank. She described her experiences during her service in a book that was released in 1927. Following the Armistice of 1918, author Boylston stayed in Europe and worked towards providing service to the civilians in Poland, Italy, Germany, Albania, and Russia for a period of 2 years. During the same time, she got acquainted with Rose Wilder Lane, and became a close friend of her. Author Boylston continued to work as a nurse after returning to General Hospital in Massachusetts. She taught anesthesiology to the students at the hospital and later became the department’s director. After that, Boylston became a psychiatric nurse in New York City and then a head nurse in Connecticut. It was not before the mid 1920s that started focusing on her writing career. Her first book, Sister : War Diary of A Nurse, gives a detailed account of her personal experiences during the war times. She collaborated with Rose Lane and wrote a book based on their time spent together in European excursion of 1926. This book, called Travels with Zenobia, was published in the year 1982. The book explores the experiences of the two friends while traveling to Albania from Paris in a car that they had named Zenobia. Boylston wrote this novel long after she wrote the Carol Pafe and Sue Barton series, during the last couple of years of her life. Author Boyslton had quoted after writing the first two Sue Barton books that each and every incident that was mentioned in those books had actually happened. The incidences directly involved either Boylston or her classmates. The characters of Conie and Kit were real, in fact, they were the real names of her classmates. The same goes for the a few other characters like Hilda, Bill, and Francesca, however, they are not the real names. Hilda, in particular, was the roommate of Boylston when she was in the probe. Another character named Miss Cameron was highly amused by finding her description in Boylston. She wrote charming letters to her. Sue’s character was not based on Boylston, which she had clearly stated at that time. Boylston had built the character with her imagination. In fact, author Boylston wished she was the kind of person and nurse that Sue Barton was. While developing Sue’s character, author Boylston enjoyed very much. The books of the Sue Barton series were very successful and sold millions of printed copies throughout the world. They were also translated into various foreign languages. Author Boylston was highly praised for the authentic representation of the practice of nursing. The novels are reprinted in today and remain as successful as they were at the time of their initial release. Author Boylston never entered into marriage. Later in her life, she got ill with dementia and eventually died on September 30, 1984, in Trumbull, Connecticut. The Sue Barton nurse series written by Helen Dore Boylston consists of a total of 7 books, which were released between the years 1936 and 1952. All the books of this series feature the central character as Sue Barton, whose life during her nurse training and early work is depicted in the books. In the German translations of the series, Sue is named as Susanne Barden. An initial book published in this series is entitled ‘Sue Barton, Senior Nurse’. This book was first released in 1937 and then the Hodder and Stoughton publication released it again in 1984. At the start of the story, it is shown that Sue Barton has become a senior nurse after serving for 2 years at her hospital. She realized that her career has reached an important stage now. However, she soon discovers that has to deal with a personal problem. She was dedicated enough to make it big in the field of nursing, but she had developed feelings for Bill Barry at the same time and it was not letting her focus completely on her work. Bill Barry was a young doctor working at the same hospital. When Sue used to work in Bill’s proximity in the operation theater, she used to lose her concentration. The matter reaches the Christmas Ball night. Bill Barry uses the opportunity to propose Sue Barten, but she shockingly turns him down. Later, while working in a maternity hospital, Sue comes to know that Bill is seeing another nurse. He even writes a harsh letter to her, saying that he is leaving the hospital forever. Sue becomes heartbroken and couldn’t get her mind off Bill in spite of immersing herself completely in her nursing duties. She wonders whether she has made a huge mistake in turning Bill Barry down? Another mind blowing written by author Boylston in the series is called ‘Sue Barten, Neighborhood Nurse’. At the beginning of the book, it is seen that Sue Barton leaves her nursing job with the Superintendent’s position at the New Hampshire Hospital for raising her family. With Dr. Bill, Sue has 3 children named, Tabitha, and the twins Jerry and Johnny. She seems very happy in carrying out her duties as a mother and wife. However, things begin to change after she attends the class reunion at her nursing school. Knowing about the accomplishments of her batch-mates makes Sue feel stagnant. But, she makes good use of her talents by nursing the neighborhood. With her dedicated efforts, Sue tries to mend people’s wounds and hearts. Her attempts bear fruits when disheartened people come together and relationships in her neighborhood begin to blossom again. And at the same time, something always keeps happening at her home with Bill and her children making her feel as if she is wasting her abilities and training by looking after the small personal problems. Helen Dore “Troub” Boylston. Helen Dore Boylston, author of the "Sue Barton" nurse series that has been popular for several generations of young readers, died on Sept. 30 at St. Joseph's Manor, a nursing home in Trumbull, Conn. She was 89 years old. Miss Boylston drew upon her own experiences to create the "Sue Barton" books, as well as a biography of Clara Barton, the Civil War nurse and founder of the American Red Cross. Miss Boylston, who was born in Portsmouth, N.H., graduated as a nurse from Massachusetts General Hospital in 1917 and that year joined the British Army in France. She wrote "Sister: A Journal," published in 1920 by Atlantic Monthly Press. In 1926, she traveled with a friend from France to Albania. An account of her motor journey, "Travels With Zenobia," was recently reissued by the University of Press. The seven "Sue Barton" books were published between 1936 and 1953 and sold millions of cloth copies in this country and in European translations. New American Library is reissuing the books in paperback. Miss Boylston leaves no known relatives. [The New York Times, 5 Oct 1984] The friend mentioned in the obituary was Rose Wilder Lane, who co-authored the book. "Zenobia" was the name of their Ford Model-T car. According to her August 8, 1917 passport application, Helen Dore Boylston was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on 4 April 1895, to Joseph Boylston, who was born in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Her occupation was as a trained nurse and she was traveling to England and France with the Harvard Surgical Unit for service in a hospital with the British Expeditionary Force in France. She was described as 22 years of age, 5' 6" tall, with a high forehead, blue eyes, a straight nose, medium mouth, round chin, brown hair, light complexion, and an oval face. The Connecticut Birth Index lists her as being born in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, to Joseph and Fannie (Wright) Boylston, with her ethnicity as Canadian. Her January 1920 American Red Cross Department of Nursing Credentials states she attended the Massachusetts General Hospital Training School for Nurses, Fruit Street, in Boston, Massachusetts for three years and graduated on June 21, 1917. Wesson Maternity Hospital, Springfield, and McLean Hospital, Waverly, were the training schools, where she received training in obstetrics, and also in the care of men and children. During the training, she held the position of substitute head nurse of the male surgical ward. The superintendent of the training school wrote, "Miss Boyleston is a clever young woman. She has an unusual ability in some ways. She writes unusually well" and also described her as pleasant, neat, refined, with "a good deal" of initiative, and good executive ability. 1930 (Apr 30) Census, Pleasant Valley, Wright, MO: Almanzo J Wilder, 73, m at 27, b NY, parents VT, no occupation. Laura E, wife, 63, m at 17, b WI, fthr NY, mthr WI, no occupation. Next Household: Rose Wilder Lane, 44, div, b SD, fthr NY, mthr WI, authoress-novels. Hellen D Boylston, boarder, 36, sgl, b NH, parents MA, authoress-novels. Helen Dore Boylston, author of the "Sue Barton" nurse series that has been popular for several generations of young readers, died on Sept. 30 at St. Joseph's Manor, a nursing home in Trumbull, Conn. She was 89 years old. Miss Boylston drew upon her own experiences to create the "Sue Barton" books, as well as a biography of Clara Barton, the Civil War nurse and founder of the American Red Cross. Miss Boylston, who was born in Portsmouth, N.H., graduated as a nurse from Massachusetts General Hospital in 1917 and that year joined the British Army in France. She wrote "Sister: A Journal," published in 1920 by Atlantic Monthly Press. In 1926, she traveled with a friend from France to Albania. An account of her motor journey, "Travels With Zenobia," was recently reissued by the University of Missouri Press. The seven "Sue Barton" books were published between 1936 and 1953 and sold millions of cloth copies in this country and in European translations. New American Library is reissuing the books in paperback. Miss Boylston leaves no known relatives. [The New York Times, 5 Oct 1984] The friend mentioned in the obituary was Rose Wilder Lane, who co-authored the book. "Zenobia" was the name of their Ford Model-T car. According to her August 8, 1917 passport application, Helen Dore Boylston was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on 4 April 1895, to Joseph Boylston, who was born in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Her occupation was as a trained nurse and she was traveling to England and France with the Harvard Surgical Unit for service in a hospital with the British Expeditionary Force in France. She was described as 22 years of age, 5' 6" tall, with a high forehead, blue eyes, a straight nose, medium mouth, round chin, brown hair, light complexion, and an oval face. The Connecticut Birth Index lists her as being born in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, to Joseph and Fannie (Wright) Boylston, with her ethnicity as Canadian. Her January 1920 American Red Cross Department of Nursing Credentials states she attended the Massachusetts General Hospital Training School for Nurses, Fruit Street, in Boston, Massachusetts for three years and graduated on June 21, 1917. Wesson Maternity Hospital, Springfield, and McLean Hospital, Waverly, were the training schools, where she received training in obstetrics, and also in the care of men and children. During the training, she held the position of substitute head nurse of the male surgical ward. The superintendent of the training school wrote, "Miss Boyleston is a clever young woman. She has an unusual ability in some ways. She writes unusually well" and also described her as pleasant, neat, refined, with "a good deal" of initiative, and good executive ability. 1930 (Apr 30) Census, Pleasant Valley, Wright, MO: Almanzo J Wilder, 73, m at 27, b NY, parents VT, no occupation. Laura E, wife, 63, m at 17, b WI, fthr NY, mthr WI, no occupation. Next Household: Rose Wilder Lane, 44, div, b SD, fthr NY, mthr WI, authoress-novels. Hellen D Boylston, boarder, 36, sgl, b NH, parents MA, authoress-novels.