LOUISA@FRUITLANDS: The True Story of Louisa May Alcott's "Transcendental Wild Oats" by
1862: 29-year-old Louisa May Alcott has successfully published some lurid adventure stories. But when challenged to write something more personal, she resists. Recalling how her quirky family had made the optimistic mistake of joining an experimental farm commune when she was an imaginative but rather feral ten-year-old, Louisa reflects on how much she matured, as a person and a writer, as a result of that...
1862: 29-year-old Louisa May Alcott has successfully published some lurid adventure stories. But when challenged to write something more personal, she resists. Recalling how her quirky family had made the optimistic mistake of joining an experimental farm commune when she was an imaginative but rather feral ten-year-old, Louisa reflects on how much she matured, as a person and a writer, as a result of that traumatic but empowering summer among the philosophers at Fruitlands.