A brilliant, controversial, and fascinating biography of those who were, in the mid-nineteenth century, the center of American thought and literature.Concord, Massachusetts, 1849. At various times, three houses on the same road were home to Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry and...

A modern biography of an ambivalent rebel and irreverent feminist who became, in spite of herself, one of our most popular authors. Publishers Weekly Columbia professor Saxton's 1977 biography of pioneering feminist and enduring novelist Alcott includes a new introduction...

A vivid, energetic account of the life of Louisa May Alcott, whose work has delighted millions of readersLouisa May Alcott portrays a writer as worthy of interest in her own right as her most famous character, Jo March, and addresses...

First published in 1950, this biography of Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) remains the standard work on the beloved American writer. Booknews Alcott (1832-1888), beloved for , led a complicated life, which is recounted here in this definitive biography. This publication...

A brilliant, controversial, and fascinating biography of those who were, in the mid-nineteenth century, the center of American thought and literature. Publishers Weekly This beguiling book is Cheever's exploration of the extraordinary cross-fertilization of creativity in Concord, Mass., during the...

From her eleventh year to the month of her death at age fifty-five, Louisa May Alcott kept copious journals. She never intended them to be published, but the insights they provide into her remarkable life are invaluable.Alcott grew up in...

Louisa May Alcott never intended to write Little Women. She had dismissed her publisher’s pleas for such a novel. Written out of necessity to support her family, the book had an astounding success that changed her life, a life...

"An amazing story [told] with clarity and intelligence ... colorful and insightful."—Martin Rubin, Los Angeles Times Publishers Weekly They were both born on November 29 (he in 1799 and she in 1832), but willful, passionate Louisa May Alcott couldn't have...

A vivid, energetic account of the life of Louisa May Alcott, whose work has delighted millions of readersLouisa May Alcott portrays a writer as worthy of interest in her own right as her most famous character, Jo March, and addresses...

A vivid, energetic account of the life of Louisa May Alcott, whose work has delighted millions of readersLouisa May Alcott portrays a writer as worthy of interest in her own right as her most famous character, Jo March, and addresses...