Author: Susan Cheever
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416569928
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Examines the life of Louisa May Alcott, discussing her family, relationships, works, rejection of marriage, and other related topics.
Louisa May Alcott
Author: Susan Cheever
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416569928
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Examines the life of Louisa May Alcott, discussing her family, relationships, works, rejection of marriage, and other related topics.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416569928
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Examines the life of Louisa May Alcott, discussing her family, relationships, works, rejection of marriage, and other related topics.
Marmee & Louisa
Author: Eve LaPlante
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451620675
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Originally published: New York: Free Press, 2012.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451620675
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Originally published: New York: Free Press, 2012.
Scribbles, Sorrows, and Russet Leather Boots: The Life of Louisa May Alcott
Author: Liz Rosenberg
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 1536222402
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Insightful, exciting, and deeply moving, Liz Rosenberg’s distinctive portrait of the author of Little Women reveals some of her life’s more complex and daring aspects. Moody and restless, teenage Louisa longed for freedom. Faced with the expectations of her loving but hapless family, the Alcotts, and of nineteenth-century New England society, Louisa struggled to find her place. On long meandering runs through the woods behind Orchard House, she thought about a future where she could write and think and dream. Undaunted by periods of abject poverty and enriched by friendships with some of the greatest minds of her time and place, she was determined to have this future, no matter the cost. Drawing on the surviving journals and letters of Louisa and her family and friends, author and poet Liz Rosenberg reunites Louisa May Alcott with her most ardent readers. In this warm and sometimes heartbreaking biography, Rosenberg delves deep into the oftentimes secretive life of a woman who was ahead of her time, imbued with social conscience, and always moving toward her future with a determination that would bring her fame, tragedy, and the realization of her biggest dreams.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 1536222402
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Insightful, exciting, and deeply moving, Liz Rosenberg’s distinctive portrait of the author of Little Women reveals some of her life’s more complex and daring aspects. Moody and restless, teenage Louisa longed for freedom. Faced with the expectations of her loving but hapless family, the Alcotts, and of nineteenth-century New England society, Louisa struggled to find her place. On long meandering runs through the woods behind Orchard House, she thought about a future where she could write and think and dream. Undaunted by periods of abject poverty and enriched by friendships with some of the greatest minds of her time and place, she was determined to have this future, no matter the cost. Drawing on the surviving journals and letters of Louisa and her family and friends, author and poet Liz Rosenberg reunites Louisa May Alcott with her most ardent readers. In this warm and sometimes heartbreaking biography, Rosenberg delves deep into the oftentimes secretive life of a woman who was ahead of her time, imbued with social conscience, and always moving toward her future with a determination that would bring her fame, tragedy, and the realization of her biggest dreams.
Little Women
Author: Louisa May Alcott
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
The Life and Times of Louisa, Queen of Prussia
Author: Elizabeth Harriot Hudson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father
Author: John Matteson
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393077578
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography Louisa May Alcott is known universally. Yet during Louisa's youth, the famous Alcott was her father, Bronson—an eminent teacher and a friend of Emerson and Thoreau. He desired perfection, for the world and from his family. Louisa challenged him with her mercurial moods and yearnings for money and fame. The other prize she deeply coveted—her father's understanding—seemed hardest to win. This story of Bronson and Louisa's tense yet loving relationship adds dimensions to Louisa's life, her work, and the relationships of fathers and daughters.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393077578
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography Louisa May Alcott is known universally. Yet during Louisa's youth, the famous Alcott was her father, Bronson—an eminent teacher and a friend of Emerson and Thoreau. He desired perfection, for the world and from his family. Louisa challenged him with her mercurial moods and yearnings for money and fame. The other prize she deeply coveted—her father's understanding—seemed hardest to win. This story of Bronson and Louisa's tense yet loving relationship adds dimensions to Louisa's life, her work, and the relationships of fathers and daughters.
Like Home
Author: Louisa Onomé
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0593172620
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Fans of Netflix's On My Block and readers of Elizabeth Acevedo and Angie Thomas will love this debut novel about a girl whose life is turned upside down after one local act of vandalism throws both her relationships and neighborhood into turmoil. Chinelo, or Nelo as her best friend Kate calls her, is all about her neighborhood Ginger East. She loves its chill vibe, ride-or-die sense of community, and the memories she has growing up there with her friends. Ginger East isn't what it used to be though. After a deadly incident at the local arcade, most of her friends' families moved away. Kate, whose family owns the local corner store, is still there and as long as that stays constant, Nelo's good. When Kate's parent's store is vandalized and the vandal still at large, Nelo is shaken to her core. And then the police and the media get involved and more of the outside world descends upon Ginger East with promises to "fix the neighborhood." Suddenly, Nelo finds herself in the middle of a drama unfolding on a national scale. Worse yet, Kate is acting strange. She's pushing Nelo away at the exact moment they need each other most. Now Nelo's entire world is morphing into something she hates and she must figure out how to get things back on track or risk losing everything--and everyone--she loves.
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0593172620
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Fans of Netflix's On My Block and readers of Elizabeth Acevedo and Angie Thomas will love this debut novel about a girl whose life is turned upside down after one local act of vandalism throws both her relationships and neighborhood into turmoil. Chinelo, or Nelo as her best friend Kate calls her, is all about her neighborhood Ginger East. She loves its chill vibe, ride-or-die sense of community, and the memories she has growing up there with her friends. Ginger East isn't what it used to be though. After a deadly incident at the local arcade, most of her friends' families moved away. Kate, whose family owns the local corner store, is still there and as long as that stays constant, Nelo's good. When Kate's parent's store is vandalized and the vandal still at large, Nelo is shaken to her core. And then the police and the media get involved and more of the outside world descends upon Ginger East with promises to "fix the neighborhood." Suddenly, Nelo finds herself in the middle of a drama unfolding on a national scale. Worse yet, Kate is acting strange. She's pushing Nelo away at the exact moment they need each other most. Now Nelo's entire world is morphing into something she hates and she must figure out how to get things back on track or risk losing everything--and everyone--she loves.
The Life and Times of Louisa May Alcott
Author: Golgotha Press
Publisher: Golgotha Press
ISBN: 1610426037
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
Louisa May Alcott is often consider one of America’s greatest authors--but what inspired her to write? Discover it here in this biography about the life and times of Alcott.
Publisher: Golgotha Press
ISBN: 1610426037
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
Louisa May Alcott is often consider one of America’s greatest authors--but what inspired her to write? Discover it here in this biography about the life and times of Alcott.
The Life and Times of Louisa Queen of Prussia
Author: Elizabeth Hudson
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368803891
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368803891
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.
Louisa Catherine
Author: Margery M. Heffron
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300206909
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 557
Book Description
“Spiced with sexual mischief, political conflict and family tragedy . . . Her biography is nothing less than captivating, an engrossing read.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, wife and political partner of John Quincy Adams, became one of the most widely known women in America when her husband assumed office as sixth president in 1825. Shrewd, intellectual, and articulate, she was close to the center of American power over many decades, and extensive archives reveal her as an unparalleled observer of the politics, personalities, and issues of her day. Louisa left behind a trove of journals, essays, letters, and other writings, yet no biographer has mined these riches until now. Margery Heffron brings Louisa out of the shadows at last to offer the first full and nuanced portrait of an extraordinary first lady. The book begins with Louisa’s early life in London and Nantes, France, then details her excruciatingly awkward courtship and engagement to John Quincy, her famous diplomatic success in tsarist Russia, her life as a mother, years abroad as the wife of a distinguished diplomat, and finally the Washington, D.C., era when, as a legendary hostess, she made no small contribution to her husband’s successful bid for the White House. Louisa’s sharp insights as a tireless recorder provide a fresh view of early American democratic society, presidential politics and elections, and indeed every important political and social issue of her time. “[A] sparkling biography . . . [A] fascinating, if partial, portrait of an exceptional woman.”—The New York Times Book Review (cover review) “Superb . . . Heffron is a spirited, elegant writer.”—Open Letters Monthly
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300206909
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 557
Book Description
“Spiced with sexual mischief, political conflict and family tragedy . . . Her biography is nothing less than captivating, an engrossing read.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, wife and political partner of John Quincy Adams, became one of the most widely known women in America when her husband assumed office as sixth president in 1825. Shrewd, intellectual, and articulate, she was close to the center of American power over many decades, and extensive archives reveal her as an unparalleled observer of the politics, personalities, and issues of her day. Louisa left behind a trove of journals, essays, letters, and other writings, yet no biographer has mined these riches until now. Margery Heffron brings Louisa out of the shadows at last to offer the first full and nuanced portrait of an extraordinary first lady. The book begins with Louisa’s early life in London and Nantes, France, then details her excruciatingly awkward courtship and engagement to John Quincy, her famous diplomatic success in tsarist Russia, her life as a mother, years abroad as the wife of a distinguished diplomat, and finally the Washington, D.C., era when, as a legendary hostess, she made no small contribution to her husband’s successful bid for the White House. Louisa’s sharp insights as a tireless recorder provide a fresh view of early American democratic society, presidential politics and elections, and indeed every important political and social issue of her time. “[A] sparkling biography . . . [A] fascinating, if partial, portrait of an exceptional woman.”—The New York Times Book Review (cover review) “Superb . . . Heffron is a spirited, elegant writer.”—Open Letters Monthly