Louisa May Alcott (Historical American Biographies) [Library Binding]

Karen Clemens Warrick (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2000 | Age Level: 11 and up | Grade Level: 6 and up | Series: Historical American Biographies

Traces the life of the well-known author of "Little Women", examining events prior to and following her emergence as a prominent American writer.

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The author of the century-old, still-beloved Little Women led an extraordinarily interesting life herself, as Warrick makes plain in this dutiful biography. Alcott's often-absent father, full of educational dreams and schemes and a friend of Emerson, her hard-working and hard-pressed mother, and her three sisters (models, as is well-known, for the siblings in the book) moved a great deal as she was growing up. Alcott soon realized that if there was to be money, she had to make it, and found a career writing sensational trash under a pseudonym and wonderful family stories under her own name. The biography opens with the story of Alcott's letters from a Civil War hospital where she worked as a nurse, published in Boston Commonwealth magazine and her first real literary success. Vignettes and quotations enliven the text, which is written in a direct and straightforward style. Alcott's work as a feminist and her possible love life are mentioned, if briefly. For those seeking yet another biography, this will serve. (b&w photos, not seen, chronology, notes, glossary, index) (Biography. 10-12) -- Copyright ©2000, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 11 and up
  
• Library Binding: 128 pages
• Publisher: Enslow Publishers (February 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0766012549
• ISBN-13: 978-0766012547
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #315,724 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Informational Book, September 20, 2000

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This review is from: Louisa May Alcott (Historical American Biographies) (Library Binding)

I had to do an research paper on Louisa May Alcott,and I had to basicly base my paper on what influenced her to write, why did she write about the things she did, and that such. I received this book and it was an excellent source, and it had all types of valuable information.