Louisa on the Front Lines, Samantha Seiple
Louisa on the Front Lines, Samantha Seiple
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Louisa on the Front Lines
Louisa May Alcott in the Civil War

Author: Samantha Seiple

Narrator: Chloe Cannon

Unabridged: 5 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Seal Press

Published: 02/26/2019

Synopsis

An eye-opening look at Little Women author Louisa May Alcott's time as a Civil War nurse, and the far-reaching implications her service had on her writing and her activism

Louisa on the Frontlines is the first narrative nonfiction book focusing on the least-known aspect of Louisa May Alcott's career - her time spent as a nurse during the Civil War. Though her service was brief, the dramatic experience was one that she considered pivotal in helping her write the beloved classic Little Women. It also deeply affected her tenuous relationship with her father, and inspired her commitment to abolitionism. Through it all, she kept a journal and wrote letters to her family and friends. These letters were published in the newspaper, and her subsequent book, Hospital Sketches spotlighted the dire conditions of the military hospitals and the suffering endured by the wounded soldiers she cared for. To this day, her work is considered a pioneering account of military nursing.

Alcott's time as an Army nurse in the Civil War helped her find her authentic voice--and cemented her foundational belief system. Louisa on the Frontlines reveals the emergence of this prominent feminist and abolitionist--a woman whose life and work has inspired millions and continues to do so today,

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer on November 12, 2018

I appreciate this author’s commitment to insulting Bronson Alcott every time she brought him up. Mad respect.......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on December 22, 2018

Louisa on the Front Lines by Samantha Seiple recounts the little-known story of Louisa's experience as a nurse and how it affected her life and her writing. At a time when women were considered to be weak physically and intellectually, Louisa May Alcott challenged every stereotype of her sex, from r......more

Goodreads review by Rama on March 16, 2019

Louisa Many readers of literature like myself know Louisa May Alcott as the author of “Little Women.” She was born to a loving family; her mother and sisters bonded like true friends. But her journey for thirty-six years until Little Women was published was not smooth. She improvised a wardrobe from......more

Goodreads review by Marisa on November 25, 2018

This book is a loving examination of one of the lesser known times in LMA's fascinating life. It's a relatively quick read, but it's insightful and really does help bring a stronger sense of understanding and awareness to this brief but extremely influential part of her life. If you like nonfiction......more

Goodreads review by Bonnye Reed on February 26, 2019

GNab . Samantha Seiple brings us a much more frank look into the life of Louisa May Alcott and her family than I was previously aware of, and the time she spent in Washington as a nurse, as well as the illness that brought her back home to Pennsylvania and her writing history thereafter. I was excit......more

Quotes

"Louisa on the Front Lines is a lively account of a critical moment in Alcott's life, her time working as a nurse in the Civil War -- a moment that reverberates, sometimes in surprising ways, in her most beloved work."—Louisa Thomas, Author of Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams

"Bravo to Samantha Seiple for her sensitive portrayal of the difficulties and the successes of Civil War nurses, as seen through the clear eyes of Louisa May Alcott."—Dr. Patricia Brady, Historian and Biographer

"Louisa on the Front Lines tells the story of a powerful period in Louisa May Alcott's life--her brief occupation as a Civil War nurse. Samantha Seiple, with her lively, well-researched narrative, captures Alcott at a pivotal time in the history of our country and in her own career as a young writer. Readers will discover the story both engaging and informative. Alcott herself would have marveled at how Seiple's biographical and historical account reads like a novel!"—Daniel Shealy, UNC Professor of English and editor of The Journals of Louisa May Alcott

"There's a beautiful humanness in Seiple's descriptions of Alcott...Readers will discover in these pages an author as vibrant as her writings, and find themselves returning to her work with fresh eyes. Alcott scholars will encounter a liveliness if not substantive new information."—Library Journal

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