Project Gutenberg 2011-06-12 Public domain in the USA. 291 Emerson, Alice B. Ruth Fielding in the Red Cross; Or, Doing Her Best for Uncle Sam Produced by Roger Frank, David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Ruth Fielding in the Red Cross; Or, Doing Her Best for Uncle Sam" by Alice B. Emerson is a fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The book follows Ruth Fielding, a determined young woman whose life takes a patriotic turn as she volunteers for the Red Cross during World War I, preparing to support soldiers heading to the front lines. The narrative explores themes of female empowerment, the spirit of service, and the emotional toll of war on families and communities. The opening of the story introduces us to Ruth, who is packing a box for the local Red Cross chapter as she grapples with her friend Helen's distress over her brother Tom's decision to enlist. Ruth’s uncle, Jabez, displays unexpected enthusiasm for the war, sharing his own experience as a soldier from the Civil War, emphasizing a sense of duty. As Ruth and her friends become increasingly involved in war support efforts, the dialogue hints at the community's reluctance and skepticism toward the war, particularly represented by a character named Mrs. Mantel, who seems to undermine the Red Cross's importance. This sets the stage for a tale of activism, friendship, and the quest for meaningful contributions amid the turbulence of wartime. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36395/36395-h/images/title.jpg Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Red Cross and Red Crescent -- Juvenile fiction World War, 1914-1918 -- Juvenile fiction Patriotism -- Juvenile fiction France -- Juvenile fiction Fielding, Ruth (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature 316062 2025-08-14T16:44:09.851770 text/html 314877 2011-06-12T08:41:30 text/html 519713 2025-08-14T16:44:18.326197 application/epub+zip 521774 2025-08-14T16:44:13.471841 application/epub+zip 185625 2025-08-14T16:44:12.049758 application/epub+zip 776510 2025-08-14T16:44:21.918194 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 738242 2025-08-14T16:44:17.347207 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394567 2022-09-16T15:14:54.951272 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264813 2025-08-14T16:44:08.888772 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 270383 2011-06-12T08:41:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 264479 2011-06-12T08:41:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 264470 2011-06-12T08:41:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23807 2025-08-14T16:44:22.076172 application/rdf+xml 22288 2025-08-14T16:44:12.628786 image/jpeg 4398 2025-08-14T16:44:12.311731 image/jpeg 100186 2011-06-12T08:42:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 99417 2011-06-12T08:42:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 532062 2011-06-12T08:42:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 99382 2011-06-12T08:42:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 671737 2025-08-14T16:44:09.901802 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia