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Alcott, Louisa May 1832-1888 Alcott, Louisa May 1832-1888 Juvenile literature Authors, American 19th century Biography Authors, American 19th century Biography Juvenile literature Nurses Biography Nurses United States Biography Juvenile literature Sisters in literature United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Juvenile literature Women in literatureRuth, Amy.
Summary: Discusses the life of the popular nineteenth-century author of "Little Women."
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 1999
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB ALCOTT RUTRioux, Anne Boyd
Summary: "Since its publication on September 30, 1868, Little Women has been one of America's favorite stories. While we now think of it as a girls' book, it was initially read by both boys and girls, men and women of all ages. Professor Anne Boyd Rioux, who read it in her twenties, tells us how Louisa May Alcott came to write the book and drew inspiration for her story from her own life. Its Civil...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 808.3 RIOBolick, Kate
Summary: On its 150th anniversary, four acclaimed authors offer personal reflections on their lifelong engagement with Louisa May Alcott's classic novel of girlhood and growing up. For the 150th anniversary of the publication of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, Kate Bolick, Jenny Zhang, Carmen Maria Machado, and Jane Smiley explore their strong lifelong personal engagement with Alcott's novel--what it...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Library of America 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.4 BOLAlcott, Louisa May
Summary: "After the success of Little Women, Louisa May Alcott brought her genius for characterization and eye for detail to a series of revolutionary novels and stories remarkable for their forthright assertion of women's rights. In the largely autobiographical Work: A Story of Experience, twenty-one-year-old orphan, Christie Devon, announces 'a new Declaration of Independence' and pursues economic...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Library Of America 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ALCKrull, Kathleen.
Summary: A look at the experiences of Louisa May Alcott during the Civil War that led to the writing of Little Women.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Walker Books for Young Readers 2013