Louisa May Alcott : A Personal Biography

by Susan Cheever

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9781416569916

ISBN10:

141656991X

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Hardcover

Pub. Date:

11/2/2010

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Simon & Schuster

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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.

Preface: A Trip to Concord	p. ix
Trailing Clouds of Glory. 1832-1839	p. 1
Concord. Louisa in Exile. 1840-1843	p. 33
Fruitlands. Family in Crisis. 1843-1848	p. 62
Boston. "Stick to Your Teaching." 1848-1858	p. 89
Orchard House. 1858-1862	p. 115
Fredericksburg. At the Union Hospital. 1863-1865	p. 135
The Writer. 1861-1867	p. 164
Little Women. 1868-1872	p. 193
Success. 1873-1880	p. 221
Lulu. 1880-1888	p. 238
Epilogue: 2009	p. 255
Acknowledgments	p. 259
Notes	p. 261
Bibliography	p. 273
Index	p. 279
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