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Civil Wars of Julia Ward Howe: A Biography
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Title: Civil Wars of Julia Ward Howe: A Biography
Author: Elaine Showalter
ISBN: 9781451645903
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2016
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Condition: Used: Near Fine
Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
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Publisher Description:
"Unfailingly vivid--and fair-minded" --The Atlantic
"Riveting" --The New York Times Book Review
"A biography with the verve and pace of a delicious novel...a polemic and a pleasure." --The Boston Globe The first biography to reveal Julia Ward Howe--the author of The Battle Hymn of the Republic--as a feminist pioneer who fought her own battle for creative freedom and independence. Julia Ward (1819-1910) was a heiress and aspiring poet when she married Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, an internationally-acclaimed pioneer in the education of the blind. Together the Howes knew many of the key figures of their era, from Charles Dickens to John Brown. But he also wasted her inheritance, isolated and discouraged her, and opposed her literary ambitions. Julia persisted, and continued to publish poems and plays while raising six children. Authorship of the Battle Hymn of the Republic made her celebrated and revered. But Julia was also continuing to fight a civil war at home; she became a pacifist, suffragist, and world traveler. She came into her own as a tireless campaigner for women's rights and social reform. Esteemed author Elaine Showalter tells the story of Howe's determined self-creation and brings to life the society she inhabited and the obstacles she overcame.
Author: Elaine Showalter
ISBN: 9781451645903
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2016
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Condition: Used: Near Fine
Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
H 1645144
Publisher Description:
"Unfailingly vivid--and fair-minded" --The Atlantic
"Riveting" --The New York Times Book Review
"A biography with the verve and pace of a delicious novel...a polemic and a pleasure." --The Boston Globe The first biography to reveal Julia Ward Howe--the author of The Battle Hymn of the Republic--as a feminist pioneer who fought her own battle for creative freedom and independence. Julia Ward (1819-1910) was a heiress and aspiring poet when she married Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, an internationally-acclaimed pioneer in the education of the blind. Together the Howes knew many of the key figures of their era, from Charles Dickens to John Brown. But he also wasted her inheritance, isolated and discouraged her, and opposed her literary ambitions. Julia persisted, and continued to publish poems and plays while raising six children. Authorship of the Battle Hymn of the Republic made her celebrated and revered. But Julia was also continuing to fight a civil war at home; she became a pacifist, suffragist, and world traveler. She came into her own as a tireless campaigner for women's rights and social reform. Esteemed author Elaine Showalter tells the story of Howe's determined self-creation and brings to life the society she inhabited and the obstacles she overcame.
