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Reviewed on September 15, 2012 | Literature
LaPlante (Salem Witch Judge: The Life and Repentance of Samuel Sewall) sheds light on Abigail May Alcott (1800–77), mother of Louisa May Alcott, creator of Little Women and of that book’s beloved mother, Marmee. Stumbling upon an inscription in a book found among her ancestral belongings, LaPlante began to uncover the life of a woman whose husband, controve...Log In or Sign Up to Read More