Marmee & Louisa : the untold story of Louisa May Alcott and her mother / Eve LaPlante.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781451620665
- ISBN: 1451620667
- Physical Description: ix, 368 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: 1st Free Press hardcover edition
- Publisher: New York : Free Press, 2012.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 340-355) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 1 A Good Child, but Willful 7 -- 2 Drawing Toward Some Ideal Friend 28 -- 3 Humiliating Dependence 50 -- 4 Sacrifices Must Be Made 63 -- 5 This Sharp Sorrow 87 -- 6 Looking to My Daughter's Labors 100 -- 7 To Drag Life's Lengthening Chain 112 -- 8 Best Woman in the World 133 -- 9 Mother, Is It You? 146 -- 10 A Dead, Decaying Thing 162 -- 11 Left to Dig or Die 174 -- 12 Paddle My Own Canoe 189 -- 13 Bitter Drop in This Cup 205 -- 14 From May to March 217 -- 15 Welcome to My Fortune 236 -- 16 Thou Excellest Them All 251 -- 17 Stay By, Louie 262.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | BIO ALC (Text) | 37810435041388 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | 813.4 LAP (Text) | 50503300280189 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Black Mountain Library | B ALCOTT (Text) | 0020509690945 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Bladen Main Branch | FIC LAP (Text) | 30441100649011 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Camden County Library | B ALCOTT (Text) | 39488900021926 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | 813.4 LAP (Text) | 22281500049444 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Comfort Public Library | B ALCOTT (Text) | 39149006831002 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | B ALCOTT (Text) | 31781050359742 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| East Asheville Library | B ALCOTT (Text) | 0020509690937 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | B Alcott, Louisa May (Text) | 0112519269040 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
