Louisa May Alcott : [a personal biography] / Susan Cheever.

Author/creator Cheever, Susan
Format Book
Edition1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Simon & Schuster, 2010.
Descriptionxv, 298 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888.
Authors, American--19th century. --Biography.

Contents Preface: 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.
Review 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.
General noteSubtitle from jacket.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [273]-278) and index.
LCCN 2010005879
ISBN9781416569916 (hardcover)
ISBN141656991X (hardcover)

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Joyner General Stacks PS1018 .C47 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold