Book
Louisa May Alcott's Civil War / Louisa May Alcott ; with an introduction by Jan Turnquist.
Record details
- ISBN: 1889020109
- ISBN: 9781889020105
- Physical Description: 265 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Roseville Minn. : Edinborough Press, ©2007.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 11-12). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Civil War journals -- Hospital sketches. Obtaining supplies -- A forward movement -- A day -- A night -- Off duty -- A postscript -- Civil War stories. The brothers -- On picket duty -- A hospital Christmas -- The hospital lamp -- Love and loyalty -- Colored soldiers' letters -- Nellie's hospital -- The blue and the gray -- My red cap. |
| Summary, etc.: | "The Civil War stories of one of America's most beloved writers are gathered in this single volume. The book includes Hospital sketches, Alcott's fictionalized account of her service as a nurse. Nine short stories weave dramatic tales about the personal effects of the war ... The book includes excerpts from her Civil War-era journals, giving the reader a glimpse into how real life inspired fiction"--P. [4] of cover. |
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| Genre: | Personal narratives. Fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at GRPL.
