Edition |
1st Free Press hardcover ed. |
Description |
ix, 368 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 340-355) and index. |
Contents |
A good child, but willful -- Drawing toward some ideal friend -- Humiliating dependence -- Sacrifices must be made -- This sharp sorrow -- Looking to my daughter's labors -- To drag life's lengthening chain -- The best woman in the world -- Mother, is it you? -- A dead, decaying thing -- Left to dig or die -- Paddle my own canoe -- The bitter drop in this cup -- From May to March -- Welcome to my fortune -- Thou excellest them all -- Stay by, Louie -- I believe in dreams -- Exploring the America of Abigail & Louisa May Alcott. |
Summary |
The author argues that Louisa's "Marmee," Abigail May Alcott, was in fact the intellectual and emotional center of her daughter's world--exploding the myth that her outspoken idealist father was the source of her progressive thinking and remarkable independence. |
Subject |
Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 -- Family.
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Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888. |
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Families. |
Added Title |
Marmee and Louisa |
ISBN |
9781451620665 |
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1451620667 |
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9781451620689 ebook |
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1451620683 ebook |
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