Description
Louisa May Alcott is known universally. Yet during Louisa's youth, the famous Alcott was her father, Bronson--an eminent teacher and a friend of Emerson and Thoreau. He desired perfection, for the world and from his family. Louisa challenged him with her mercurial moods and yearnings for money and fame. The other prize she deeply coveted--her father's understanding--seemed hardest to win. This story of Bronson and Louisa's tense yet loving relationship adds dimensions to Louisa's life, her work, and the relationships of fathers and daughters.
Author: John Matteson
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 11/01/2008
Pages: 512
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.11h x 5.57w x 1.27d
ISBN13: 9780393333596
ISBN10: 0393333590
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures
- Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Biography & Autobiography | Educators