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Charles Sumner Young

Best remembered for writing a tribute to Clara Barton, this early 20th-century author appears in surviving records mainly through a small body of historical and humanitarian writing. His work suggests a strong interest in public service, reform, and international affairs.

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Clara Barton: A Centenary Tribute to the World's Greatest Humanitarian Founder of the American Red Cross Society, Author of the American Amendment to the International Red Cross Convention of Geneva, Founder of the National First Aid Association of America

Clara Barton: A Centenary Tribute to the World's Greatest Humanitarian Founder of the American Red Cross Society, Author of the American Amendment to the International Red Cross Convention of Geneva, Founder of the National First Aid Association of America

by Charles Sumner Young

About the author

Available sources identify Charles Sumner Young as the author of Clara Barton: A Centenary Tribute to the World's Greatest Humanitarian, a work preserved by Project Gutenberg. Book records also connect him with writing linked to the National First Aid Association of America, which fits the humanitarian focus of that tribute.

The limited information that is easy to confirm today points to a writer more visible through his publications than through a well-documented personal biography. Surviving catalog and book listings suggest that his interests included relief work, civic causes, and public questions of his era.

Because reliable biographical details about his life are scarce in the sources reviewed, much about his background remains unclear. What does stand out is a record of writing that tried to inform readers about notable people and public issues in a practical, service-minded way.