Louisa May Alcott

Duration: 0:17:50

Year Published: 1950

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britanica Educational Corporation: Distributor | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Dramatizes events in the life of Louisa May Alcott which emphasizes the outstanding traits of her character: devotion to her family, untiring industry and ambition, sense of humor, practicality, and an awareness of young people's tastes and needs in literature., Describes her service as a nurse in the Civil War and mentions her part in national reform and improvement measures. Emphasizes her success as a writer of human interest stories with special attention to Little Women, Little Men and Jo's Boys.

Complete Record: , Tells the story of Louisa May Alcott, with emphasis on her writings and her life-long self-sacrifice in caring for her family. Shows her also in the role of Civil War nurse and participant in reform movements., Describes her service as a nurse in the Civil War and mentions her part in national reform and improvement measures. Emphasizes her success as a writer of human interest stories with special attention to Little Women, Little Men and Jo's Boys.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

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