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Author Matteson, John.

Title Eden's outcasts : the story of Louisa May Alcott and her father / John Matteson.

Publication Info. New York : W.W. Norton, [2007]
©2007

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  92 ALCOTT    Check Shelf
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Biographies  92 BIOGRAPHY ALCOTT    Check Shelf
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department  BIOG. ALCOT, L.    Storage
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  BIOGRAPHY ALCOTT    Check Shelf
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Adult Department  BIOGRAPHY ALCOTT, LOUISA MAY    Check Shelf
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department  B ALCOTT    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  B ALCOTT LOUISA MAY    DUE 04-05-24
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  B ALCOTT, LOUISA MAY    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  B ALCOTT FAMILY    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  920 MATTESON    Check Shelf

Description x, 497 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-470) and index.
Contents Acknowledgments -- Prologue : Disgrace -- ch. 1. Beginnings -- ch. 2. A birthday in Germantown -- ch. 3. The temple school -- ch. 4. "Orpheus at the plough" -- ch. 5. The sowing of the seeds -- ch. 6. First fruits -- ch. 7. Lost illusions -- ch. 8. Father and daughter -- ch. 9. Destitution -- ch. 10. Orchard House -- ch. 11. War -- ch. 12. Shadows and sunlight -- ch. 13. Journeys east and west -- ch. 14. Miracles -- ch. 15. "The wise and beautiful truths of the father" -- ch. 16. "Come up with me" -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary The beloved author of Little Women was torn between pleasing her idealistic father and planting her feet in the material world. Now, Louisa May Alcott's name is known universally; yet, during her youth, the famous Alcott was her father, Bronson--an eminent teacher, lecturer, and friend of Emerson and Thoreau. Willful and exuberant, Louisa flew in the face of all her father's theories of child rearing. She, in turn, could not understand the frugal life Bronson preached, which reached its epitome in the failed utopian community of Fruitlands. In a family that insisted on self-denial and spiritual striving, Louisa dreamed of wealth and fame. At the same time, like most daughters, she wanted her father's approval. This story of their tense yet loving relationship adds dimensions to Louisa's life, her work, and the relationships of fathers and daughters.--From publisher description.
Subject Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 -- Family.
Authors, American -- Family relationships.
Fathers and daughters -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN 9780393059649 hardcover
0393059642 hardcover
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