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Louisa May Alcott was one of the most amazing writers of all-time. She made a huge impace on the world through her contributions to the world of literature.
Alcott was born on November 29, 1832, in Germantown, Pennsylvania. She was the second of four daughters born to Amos (Bronson) and Abigail May Alcott. Because of her father's involvement in a number of financially disastrous projects, the family was often in deperate need of money. At an early age, Alcott and her family moved to Concord, Massachusetts. Alcott received most of her early education from her father. Later, she studied under Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Theodore Park. Alcott felt the need to help her family with their financial problems. She took various jobs as a seamstress, sevant, and teacher, later turning to writing. She sold her first story in 1852. By 1860, she had published a book of fairy tales, Flower Fables, and was a regular contributor to Atlantic Monthly. The letters she......

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