Marmee & Louisa : the untold story of Louisa May Alcott and her mother /
LaPlante, Eve.
New York : Free Press,
2012.
The author argues that Louisa's "Marmee," Abigail May Alcott, was in fact the intellectual and emotional center of her daughter's world--exploding the myth that her outspoken idealist father was the source of her progressive thinking and remarkable independence.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 340-355) and index.
The author argues that Louisa's "Marmee," Abigail May Alcott, was in fact the intellectual and emotional center of her daughter's world--exploding the myth that her outspoken idealist father was the source of her progressive thinking and remarkable independence.
Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888