Emerson in his own time : a biographical chronicle of his life, drawn from recollections, interviews, and memoirs by family, friends, and associates /

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In sixteen essays of wit, rage, and reconciliation, Embalming Mom chronicles loss and renaissance in a life that reaches from Florida to Arizona across to England and home again. Burroway brilliantly weaves her way through the dangers of daily life--divorcing her first husband, raising two boys, est...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Bosco, Ronald A., Myerson, Joel
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©2003.
Subjects:
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, > 1803-1882.
1800-1899
Authors, American > 19th century > Biography.
Transcendentalists (New England) > Biography.
Écrivains américains > 19e siècle > Biographies.
Transcendantalistes (Philosophes américains) > Biographies.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS > Essays.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
Authors, American.
Transcendentalists (New England)
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In sixteen essays of wit, rage, and reconciliation, Embalming Mom chronicles loss and renaissance in a life that reaches from Florida to Arizona across to England and home again. Burroway brilliantly weaves her way through the dangers of daily life--divorcing her first husband, raising two boys, establishing a new life, scattering her mother's ashes and sorting the meager possessions of her father. Each new danger and challenge highlight the tenacious will of the body and spirit to heal.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xl, 262 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:158729432X
9781587294327

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