Synopses & Reviews
Louisa May Alcott is best known for penning Little Women, but few are aware of the experience that influenced her writing most—her time as a nurse during the Civil War. Caring for soldiers wounds and writing letters home for them inspired a new realism in her work. When her own letters home were published as Hospital Sketches, she had her first success as a writer. The acclaim for her new writing style inspired her to use this approach in Little Women, which was one of the first novels to be set during the Civil War. It was the book that made her dreams come true, and a story she could never have written without the time she spent healing others in service of her country.
Synopsis
Louisa May Alcott is best known for penning Little Women, but few are aware of the experience that influenced her writing most-her time as a nurse during the Civil War. Caring for soldiers' wounds and writing letters home for them inspired a new realism in her work. When her own letters home were published as Hospital Sketches, she had her first success as a writer. The acclaim for her new writing style inspired her to use this approach in Little Women, which was one of the first novels to be set during the Civil War. It was the book that made her dreams come true, and a story she could never have written without the time she spent healing others in service of her country.
Synopsis
A fascinating look at Louisa May Alcott's Civil War experience that led to her greatest novel, Little Women
About the Author
KATHLEEN KRULL is well known for her innovative, award-winning nonfiction for young readers and many picture books biographies, including
Houdini: The Worlds Greatest Mystery Man and Escape King,
A Woman for President: The Story of Victoria Woodhull, and her most recent picture book biography
Jim Henson: The Guy Who Played with Puppets as well as the successful "Lives of…" series.
www.kathleenkrull.com CARLYN BECCIA is the author and illustrator of Who Put the B in Ballyhoo? and The Raucous Royals, which uncovers the biggest true and untrue rumors throughout European history and strives to make history exciting for all ages. www.carlynbeccia.com