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Madam C. J. Walker
Presents the life, career, and accomplishments of the woman who rose from poverty to become a millionaire by selling hair care products for black women.
Mark Twain
Traces the life of the American humorist and writer whose works reflected the events of his life, particulary his boyhood in Hannibal, Missouri.
Beyond Little Women
More than a century after Louisa May Alcott wrote them, classics such as Little Women, Little Men, and Jo’s Boys continue to be read and treasured by readers around the world. Alcott began writing as a young girl and dreamed of becoming a rich and famous author. Despite supporting her entire family with the proceeds from her writings, she was able to achieve her dreams and became one of the best-known and admired writers of her time.
J.M. Barrie
This biography tells the life of J.M. Barrie, the writer who never wanted to grow up, and so in 1903 created Peter Pan--the boy from Never Land who never grew up. Black and white photographs show events from his life.
Living with the Senecas
Mary Jemison was born in 1743 as her parents emigrated from Ireland to Pennsylvania. When she was fifteen years old, a group of raiding Shawnee Indians and French soldiers captured her and her family. She was the only one to survive. For seventy-five years, she lived among the Seneca Indians who adopted her. She outlived two husbands and bore eight children. She witnessed two wars and a revolution. Even though she could have returned to the white world, she chose to remain with the Senecas and became a loyal and respected member of her tribe.
Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography Louisa May Alcott is known universally. Yet during Louisa's youth, the famous Alcott was her father, Bronson—an eminent teacher and a friend of Emerson and Thoreau. He desired perfection, for the world and from his family. Louisa challenged him with her mercurial moods and yearnings for money and fame. The other prize she deeply coveted—her father's understanding—seemed hardest to win. This story of Bronson and Louisa's tense yet loving relationship adds dimensions to Louisa's life, her work, and the relationships of fathers and daughters.
Christopher Columbus
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Hospital Sketches
Step into the heart of the Civil War era with Louisa May Alcott's Hospital Sketches. This poignant collection of letters offers a firsthand account of life in a Union hospital, filled with the courage, suffering, and humanity of soldiers and nurses alike. Alcott's vivid descriptions and personal reflections immerse you in a world of war, illness, and compassion. Through her eyes, you'll witness the strength of the human spirit even in the darkest of times.But here's the question that will challenge your perspective: How would you endure the trials of war, if you were caught between the suffering of others and the desire to help? What does Alcott's account teach us about resilience in the fac...
The Alcotts
A biography of the nineteenth-century philosopher and educator Amos Alcott, his wife; and their four daughters who were the real-life prototypes for the Marches in "Little Women."
Florence Nightingale
Describes the life and work of Florence Nightingale, the nineteenth-century English woman considered to be the founder of modern nursing.
