| Edition |
Large print edition. |
| Description |
481 pages (large print), 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Thorndike Press large print biography |
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Thorndike Press large print biography series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-477). |
| Contents |
A trip to Concord -- Trailing clouds of glory, 1832-1849 -- Concord : Louisa in exile, 1840-1843 -- Fruitlands : Family in crisis, 1843-1848 -- Boston : "Stick to your teaching", 1848-1858 -- Orchard House, 1858-1862 -- Fredericksburg : At the Union Hospital, 1863-1865 -- The writer, 1861-1867 -- Little women, 1868-1872 -- Success, 1873-1880 -- Lulu, 1880-1888. |
| Summary |
Susan Cheever's comprehensive and definitive biography sheds new light on of life of Louisa May Alcott, whose work has inspired generations of women. Cheever laces this provocative biography with musings on the genesis of genius, and her identification with Jo March when she was a rebellious girl in the throes of puberty. |
| Note |
GMD: large print. |
| Subject |
Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888.
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Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography.
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Large type books.
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| ISBN |
9781410435521 hardcover |
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1410435520 hardcover |
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