"In the late 1830s, Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist, poet, lecturer, and leader of the Transcendentalist movement, publicly called for a radical nationwide vocational reinvention, and an idealistic group of collegians eagerly responded. Assuming the role of mentor, editor, and promoter, Emerson freely offered them his time, financial support, and anti-materialistic counsel, and profoundly shaped the careers of his young acolytes-including Henry David Thoreau, renowned journalist and women's rights advocate Margaret ...
Read More
"In the late 1830s, Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist, poet, lecturer, and leader of the Transcendentalist movement, publicly called for a radical nationwide vocational reinvention, and an idealistic group of collegians eagerly responded. Assuming the role of mentor, editor, and promoter, Emerson freely offered them his time, financial support, and anti-materialistic counsel, and profoundly shaped the careers of his young acolytes-including Henry David Thoreau, renowned journalist and women's rights advocate Margaret Fuller, and lesser-known literary figures such as Samuel Ward and reckless romantic poets Jones Very, Ellery Channing, and Charles Newcomb. Author David Dowling's history of the professional and personal relationships between Emerson and his prote;ge;s-a remarkable collaboration that alternately proved fruitful and destructive, tension-filled and liberating-is a fascinating true story of altruism, ego, influence, pettiness, genius, and the bold attempt to reshape the literary market of the mid-nineteenth century"--
Read Less
Add this copy of Emerson's Protégés: Mentoring and Marketing to cart. $2.99, very good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2014 by Yale University Press.
Add this copy of Emerson's Protégés: Mentoring and Marketing to cart. $3.00, good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2014 by Yale University Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Standard-sized.
Add this copy of Emerson's Protégés: Mentoring and Marketing to cart. $4.00, very good condition, Sold by BiblioMadness rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Worthington, MA, UNITED STATES, published 2014 by Yale University Press.
Add this copy of Emerson's Protégés: Mentoring and Marketing to cart. $5.00, like new condition, Sold by HPB-Blue rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2014 by Yale University Press.
Add this copy of Emerson's Protégés: Mentoring and Marketing to cart. $5.00, good condition, Sold by HPB-Red rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2014 by Yale University Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Add this copy of Emerson's Protégés: Mentoring and Marketing to cart. $12.00, like new condition, Sold by Turn-The-Page Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Skyway, WA, UNITED STATES, published 2014 by Yale University Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fine. No Dust Jacket. Yale University Press, 2014. 1st printing. Crisp and unmarked. Glossy pictorial boards. 332pp. --Dowling's history of the professional and personal relationships between Emerson and his protégés-a remarkable collaboration that alternately proved fruitful and destructive, tension-filled and liberating-is a fascinating true story of altruism, ego, influence, pettiness, genius, and the bold attempt to reshape the literary market of the mid-nineteenth century. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 8vo-8"-9" Tall.
Add this copy of Emerson's Protégés: Mentoring and Marketing to cart. $12.00, like new condition, Sold by Arches Bookhouse rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Portland, OR, UNITED STATES, published 2014 by Yale University Press.
Add this copy of Emerson's Prot to cart. $14.95, very good condition, Sold by Swan Trading Company rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from GEORGETOWN, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2014 by Yale University Press.
Add this copy of Emerson's Protégés: Mentoring and Marketing to cart. $18.00, like new condition, Sold by Powell's Books Chicago rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chicago, IL, UNITED STATES, published 2014 by Yale University Press.
Add this copy of Emerson's Protégés: Mentoring and Marketing to cart. $18.00, very good condition, Sold by Powell's Books Chicago rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chicago, IL, UNITED STATES, published 2014 by Yale University Press.
