To Myself A Stranger: A Biography of Rose Hawthorne Lathrop
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (727 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0807124737 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 220 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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Valenti, a professor at Pembroke State University in North Carolina, illuminates a pioneering woman and establishes her position among the accomplished Hawthornes. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. As a literary couple the Lathrops frequented the salons of New York City in the 1880s, and Rose was exposed to the currents of feminism by such advocates as Emma Lazarus. Before that, there were the peregrinations of the Hawthorne family, always on the brink of penury; Rose's attempts at a writing career; and marriage, at age 20, to George Parsons Lathrop, a successful author. As this excellent biography discloses, Rose began to make her own mark when in her 40s. Eventually Rose and her followers established a religious community which maintains highly regarded hospices today. His presence in her early life became a heritage that was bot
D. Kovacs said The fascinating story of an American saint who should be a household name. Nathaniel Hawthorne created enduring classics of American literature (The Scarlet Letter, House of the Seven Gables). He and his wife Sophia also had three children. The first was a mentally unstable daughter who died young, the second was a son who became a white-collar criminal in middle age. Their third child, Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, became a saint (that is, she is being considered for canonization at this time). This book is a fascinating look at her life -- a quick read which c
To Myself A Stranger: A Biography of Rose Hawthorne Lathrop book has been released since 2017-06-10. To Myself A Stranger: A Biography of Rose Hawthorne Lathrop are written by Patricia Dunlavy Valenti and it has 220 of pages on paperback.