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Eden's Outcasts
The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father
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Eden's Outcasts
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography
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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.
Eden's Outcasts provides an insightful exploration of their complex bond.
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John Matteson's Eden's Outcasts receives praise for its detailed and compassionate portrayal of the Alcott family, particularly focusing on the lives of Bronson and Louisa May Alcott. Critics commend Matteson for his ability to vividly reconstruct the family's world and struggles, providing a rich context for Louisa's work, especially Little Women. The book is noted for effectively balancing intellectual precision with emotional depth, presenting an engaging account of the Alcotts against the backdrop of significant historical movements.
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ISBN: 9780393333596
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 January 2009
Country: United States
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Illustration: 26 illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 33.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 211.0mm
Weight: 380g
Pages: 512
About the Author
John Matteson was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Biography for Eden’s Outcasts and the Ann M. Sperber Prize for The Lives of Margaret Fuller. A Distinguished Professor of English at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, he lives in the Bronx.
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