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Patricia O'Brien's new book, "The Glory Cloak: a Novel of Louisa May Alcott and Clara Barton," was published in May.(1974)

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From: Nieman Reports
Date: 20040622
Author:Fiore, Lois

Patricia O'Brien's new book, "The Glory Cloak: A Novel of Louisa May Alcott and Clara Barton," was published in May. The book tells a story of women's friendship during the Civil War based on episodes from the lives of Louisa May Alcott and Clara Barton. Real people--Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Alcott's father, Bronson Alcott--are integrated into the story along with fictional characters. The book is published by Touchstone Books. O'Brien also co-wrote a book with Ellen Goodman (NF '74), "I Know Just What You Mean: The Power of Friendship in ...

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