Emerson: The Mind on Fire - a Biography [B0150]

1995 HCDJ with some marked text and a couple smudged pages. Challenges popular stereotypes of Ralph Waldo Emerson and reveals his many identities as a grieving widower, an affectionate father, a spokesman for individualism, and an intellectual adventurer. Per the UUA: "Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803-April 27, 1882) began his career as a Unitarian minister but went on, as an independent man of letters, to become the preeminent lecturer, essayist and philosopher of 19th century America." From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Six hundred pages, a literary biography of a New England intellectual & essay writer -- and I thoroughly enjoyed it, surprising myself. It was amazing to me that I looked forward everyday to reading it so a 5* for me."; "Outstanding....Richardson is a clear thinker, a lucid explainer, and knows how to tell a story. He is also not afraid to express an opinion now and then, and seems to have a remarkable command of his material."