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Louisa May Alcott (1832)close
American author Louisa May Alcott was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania. At the age of 2, her family moved to Massachusetts. After her father's unsuccessful business ventures in Boston, Louisa began writing and selling children's fiction to provide income for her family. She is best known for her novel Little Women whose characters are patterned after Louisa and her sisters.
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This page presents short biographies of more than 200 famous Americans drawn from our unit, "The 50 States." These personalities are arranged by theme.
Just click a theme at the top of the page to view a selection list for that theme.
African Americans:
Artists:
Business Leaders:
National "Characters":
| Phineas Taylor "P.T." Barnum | Clyde Barrow | John Wilkes Booth |
| Butch Cassidy | William "Buffalo Bill" Cody | Davy Crockett |
| Jesse James | Evel Knievel | Harland David "Colonel" Sanders |
| Jefferson R. "Soapy" Smith |
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