01862cam a2200325 4500 268526022 TxAuBib 20100422120000.0 090317s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2009010637 9780805082999 0805082999 (OCoLC)316514238 DLC DLC BTCTA UPZ C#P MOF ABG TxAuBib Reisen, Harriet. Louisa May Alcott : the woman behind Little women / Harriet Reisen. 1st ed. New York, N.Y. : Henry Holt and Co., 2009. xiv, 362 p. ; 25 cm. "A John Macrae book.". Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-341) and index. Behind a mask -- Fit for the scuffle of things -- The law of might -- The topsey-turvey girl -- Wild exuberant nature -- Man in a balloon -- Transcendental wild oats -- The happiest years of my life -- Heaven's so far away -- The independent feeling -- Nature must have a vent -- I've often longed to see a war -- Where glory waited -- A little romance -- We really lived most of it -- Happy before I die -- Success -- The cream of things -- More courage and patience -- How they turned out. A vivid, energetic account of the life of Louisa May Alcott that explores Alcott's life in the context of her works, all of which are to some extent autobiographical. 20100422. Alcott, Louisa May 1832-1888. Authors, American 19th century Biography. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0908/2009010637-d.html Publisher description https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0908/2009010637-b.html Contributor biographical information TXEDR