{"product_id":"louisa-may-alcott-a-modern-biography-9780374524609","title":"Louisa May Alcott: A Modern Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA modern biography of an ambivalent rebel and irreverent feminist who became, in spite of herself, one of our most popular authors.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile most readers know her only from her beloved classic \u003ci\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/i\u003e and its sequels \u003ci\u003eLittle Men \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eJo's Boys\u003c\/i\u003e, her journey to become one of American's best known authors was full of twists and turns. Daughter of a prominent educator, her early life was filled with encounters with such notables and Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and other prominent intellectuals of the day. But her rise to literary fame marred by poverty and war, and hindered by her unconventional ideas about slavery, women's rights and politics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuthor Martha Saxton shows how her transendentalist father, activist mother, and three sisters not only influenced her world view, but became the basis for stories of the March family, beloved the world over.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-301211\"\u003eMartha Saxton\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Strauss \u0026amp; Giroux-3pl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.18w x 1.17d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374524609\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374524602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO007000\"\u003eLiterary Figures\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartha Saxton\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor of history and women's and gender studies at Amherst College. She is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eLouisa May Alcott: A Modern Biography\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Strauss \u0026 Giroux-3pl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43831427596427,"sku":"9780374524609","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_64288ad2-3e0f-4d9b-b77d-494561dec232.jpg?v=1755603341","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/louisa-may-alcott-a-modern-biography-9780374524609","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}