{"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 Martha Saxton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar Strauss \u0026amp; Giroux-3pl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 428\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\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374524609\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/1995 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/03\/1995 pg. 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNY Times Notable Bks of Year\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/1995 pg. 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/21\/1995\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\u003cbr\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":"Paperback","offer_id":40210711969907,"sku":"9.78037E+12","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_3e64a028-bc2c-417b-a8fe-8d6949dbfc81.jpg?v=1656422131","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/louisa-may-alcott-a-modern-biography-9780374524609","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}