Louisa May Alcott: A Personal Biography
- ISBN-10
- 1416569928
- ISBN-13
- 9781416569923
- Series
- Louisa May Alcott
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-11-08
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Susan Cheever
Description
A revisionist profile of the author of "Little Women" and other classics draws on extensive research using Alcott's journals and correspondence to cover such topics as her embrace of untraditional roles and her early death.
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- 2019-01-14
- 250 pages
- Paperback
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