Marmee & Louisa : the untold story of Louisa May Alcott and her mother / Eve LaPlante.
Marmee & Louisa : the untold story of Louisa May Alcott and her mother / Eve LaPlante.
Marmee & Louisa : the untold story of Louisa May Alcott and her mother / Eve LaPlante.
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Publisher
New York : Free Press, 2012.
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Date
2012.
Call Numbers
G 2013/1040
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 368 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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...
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Publisher
New York : Free Press, 2012.
Edition
1st Free Press hardcover ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2012.
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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.
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Marmee & Louisa : the untold story of Louisa May Alcott and her mother / Eve LaPlante.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 340-355) and index.
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G 2013/1040
Record Identifier
74Vvxe5xevm3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvxe5xevm3
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ISBN
1451620683 (ebook)
9781451620665
1451620667
9781451620689 (ebook)
DDC
813.4
MMS ID
991016915059702626
