Louisa May Alcott: Young Writer

by Laurence Santrey

A biography of an early American writer, whose own life was reflected in her famous novels, such as "Little Women" and "Little Men"

Genres: Biography, American History, Childrens

47 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[Renn]

Some tidbits about Louisa May Alcott: Young Writer :
— It was largely focused on Louisa’s father, Bronson Alcott. Some of the info shared about Mr. Alcott was related to Louisa, but a lot of it wasn’t. If I had to put my finger on it, I’d say it’s because there is limited information available about Louisa’s childhood and the author needed to beef up the story somehow.
— This was published by “Troll Associates” (I kid you not)
— Fun Fact: Louisa’s Aunt Hancock kept John Hancock’s last name even after they were divorced because she was so proud that she had once been married to him.
— Bronson Alcott was the 19th century version of a hippie. He tried to create a commune. Enough said.
— I could really relate to Louisa’s want to make life easier for her mother.
— Wait, Marmee became one of the first professional social workers in America? Tell me more! Oh, wait, I guess Laurence Santrey didn’t think there was enough time to discuss Marmee’s achievements...

[Alyssa Marie]

A short bibliography of the all-time favorite female author of her generation, it shows how Louisa May Alcott live in times when female power does not recognized by the society. With these, she wrote Little Women in which she immortalized herself as the "tomboy" Jo March who grew up in a warm and loving family during the civil war in America. Young Jo is all about empowering women and that notion alone is enough to make me drawn in the life of Ms. Alcott.

[Robert]

This book is for a young reader and is a biography presented very well. This is part of a large series from Troll Associates, Every Library should look into this series. This was a good read.

[Andrea Renfrow]

I love the illustrations in this one.

[Annabelle Kocher]

I learned a lot of very interesting facts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Cws]

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